By showing us a world from which mothers are largely absent, Mary Shelley reminds us that the genius of motherhood lies…
As the Kentucky Senate considers a bill for school prayer, a scholar explains the violent history of prayer – and a time…
In his short play from 1830, 'Mozart and Salieri,' Russian poet Alexander Pushkin proposed that genius and evil…
The anti-Vietnam War efforts of Yale University chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. and other church leaders alienated many…
Following the controversy over the resignation of House chaplain Patrick Conroy, in this speed read, scholars explain when…
A scholar visited Rajneeshpuram and met the many highly accomplished men and women who became devotees of the controversial…
An expert explains how Facebook's privacy issues are linked to a bigger problem – a 'hostile information architecture,'…
Although the choice of liberal icon Jimmy Carter as commencement speaker at Liberty University might be surprising, an expert…
Here are three lessons that former FBI Director James Comey, took from the 20th-century American Christian philosopher,…
Seeing is not just believing. Seeing changes what we believe, about ourselves and about other people.
The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for devout Christians it remains a core part of their faith.
Popes are not infallible, yet apologies are rare.
The accounts of survivors of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge show how they were able to find justice and healing by breaking their…
Remembrance days and memorials provide people the opportunity to share stories with a community. An expert explains how…
A scholar explains the popular use of the label 'cult,' and what makes it problematic.
Mormonism is growing around the world: One of every 15 Mormons is from Brazil and there are congregations in China as well.…
The Christian right's response to pornography in recent history is complicated. The moral conviction against porn remains…
The two cultural norms, which may on the surface seem completely different, are starting to converge.
An expert explains why a recent plan to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census is unjust, both for citizens…
King argued for a national guaranteed income that would keep people out of poverty. Fifty years later, the Poor People's…