By Hadley Meares — 2016
Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.
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What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven and 58% believe in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible.
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