I have been posting a lot recently on the very diverse impact of Freemasonry on all sots of unsuspected aspects of culture. The British GUARDIAN just did a terrific piece on the relationship between ...

Three centuries of Masonic history are on display in Cedar Rapids. 'Celebrating 300 Years of Freemasonry, 1717-2017: Masonic Treasures of the Grand Lodge of Iowa,” opened in June and will remain on ...

Recently, John Turner did an important post on the theme of American Religion and Freemasonry. My own interests in the topic go back a long way. My first academic article ever, back in 1979 (!) was on ...

A chronology of major events in Prince Hall freemasonry -- Introduction : the revolution in freemasonry / by Peter P. Hinks and Stephen Kantrowitz -- Emancipation and the social origins of black ...

To many, the Masons are a mysterious group. But people will have a chance to see behind the veil Saturday during an open house at Clinton’s Trinity Lodge. With the national Freemasons promoting the ...

Before addressing the question at hand, let’s first consider the organization itself. The origins of the Masons or what is officially called freemasonry are hard to pinpoint. With the decline of ...

Freemasonry is an ancient fraternity, and just a decade ago, its leaders saw their membership getting pretty ancient, too. But best-selling novels like Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” and movies like ...

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Freemasonry came to Russia in 1731 when Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England Lord Lowell appointed Captain John Phillips Grand Master of Russia, who subsequently preached among a small circle of ...