In the past two weeks, a quintessentially local story became news around the world. The Charles Middle School in El Paso, Texas, banned all-black clothing for the coming school year because such ...

The study of the psychology of religion has become a domain of active research following the pioneering work of psychologist and philosopher William James, whose book The Varieties of Religious ...

Many people think that science is just another religion, no better than their own. Their reasoning is apparently something along these lines: “Beliefs about the unseen world are based entirely on ...

Launched online in 2010, Healing Science Today carries into the New Year its resolve to ask thought-provoking questions and seek meaningful answers about science, miracles, and faith. It does not ask, ...

The “Great Commoner,” William Jennings Bryan, an outspoken proponent of the historic Christian faith, and the “Great Agnostic,” Clarence Darrow, a critic of Bryan and the faith he espoused, headlined ...

Scientists are now using computer simulations to study how religions form, spread, and change over time. Instead of asking theological questions, researchers model human behavior, social pressure, and ...

Is climate science actually a religion? The Trump administration would like you to think so. Earlier this year, Lee Zeldin, Trump’s administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced a ...

Do religion and science always have to be in conflict? Religion and science have had some famously messy fights, but do they always have to be in conflict? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, ...

Is religion compatible with science? Is chemistry compatible with art? A chemical description of the Mona Lisa seems to miss a great deal of what someone can learn either from looking at the painting ...