Before you reach for that checkbook or give to a charity online, pause to think about what makes a cause good in the first…
Americans have idealized religious freedom and imagined that it brings harmony. But, history suggests it might, in fact,…
As Americans make decisions about year-end giving, how much of it will be influenced by their faith?
For those wondering whether it is sinful to drink, even moderately, a scholar goes into the history of alcohol and its distillation…
The Alabama state auditor defended Roy Moore, citing Mary and Joseph. A scholar goes back to early Christian texts texts…
Nevada plans to use a new drug protocol for executing Scott Dozier, who murdered a 22-year-old. A scholar explains why this…
In the early 1900s, a group of Protestants in the US attempted a reunion of Christianity. They failed, of course, but they…
A scholar asks whether democracy itself is at risk in a world where social media is creating deeply polarized groups of…
As hard-line Pentecostalism spreads across Brazil, some drug traffickers in gang-controlled areas of Rio de Janeiro are…
Many in the Western world lack the explicit mourning rituals that help people deal with loss. On Day of the Dead, two scholars…
The pain of grief is part of human existence. Daoist and Confucian philosophy can help find meaning in grief.
For medieval cultures, the dying process and death itself was a 'transition,' not a rupture.
This Oct. 31, many in the U.S. will celebrate Halloween. The origins of this tradition go back to Celtic and later Christian…
On the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, two scholars explain how Luther's personal and spiritual life…
World's major religions are concerned about moral behavior. What is the relationship between religious commitment and…
Another student has died due to hazing. Research shows that there has been at least one such death in the US since 1954…
A prayer rally recently organized in Washington, DC is part of a growing movement, that scholars call 'Independent Network…
On World Mental Health Day, a philosopher explains how to learn from the stoicism of Roman philosophers.
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Native American scholar explains why water means more than just sustenance for life and…
A scholar analyzes the history of the Nobel Peace Prize to ask: What difference has it made?