Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still, she says the two cannot coexist.

The name Elijah goes back to the Bible's Old Testament and derives from a Hebrew phrase meaning “Jehovah is my God.” The original, biblical Elijah was a prophet known for defending the worship ...

Elijah, whose father was a Baptist lay preacher and sharecropper, quoted the Old Testament and the Gospels and proclaimed that God hears the faithful’s suffering, just as his father had.

“Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' is one of my absolute favorite ... The text is based on various Biblical selections from the Old Testament, especially Kings 1 and 2, chosen by librettist Julius Schubring.

The oratorio sets to thrilling music the eventful life of the Old Testament Prophet. Elijah remonstrates with Ahab, corrupt ruler of the Israelites; predicts drought and famine as punishment ...

One shows Elijah, the Old Testament prophet, ascending to heaven on a chariot engulfed with flames. The other depicts Daniel praying for God to save him from the lions’ den. “That was the ...