Faith-based investment products that speak to people’s moral and spiritual conscience are following in the footsteps of “socially responsible” investing, which was making headlines some
Several studies have noted that scientists, as a group, are much less religious than the general public. Now a survey published in the journal Social Problems finds that this is not the result of scientific training–those who choose science as a career are already less religious before their education.
Intelligent Design is back in the news with the arrival of a new book by Michael Behe. Dr. Jerry Coyne of the University of Chicago has written a careful review that concludes that Behe’s book is about theology, not science.
Much has been written about the success of recent books by Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens. David C. Steinmetz, the Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity at the Duke University Divinity School, offers a useful guide to two of the most prominent “New Atheists.”
Virtually every major religious group in the United States has renounced the use of torture. Surprisingly, however, a recent Pew Research survey found that the American public shows strong support for the use of torture as a tactic in fighting terror. Perhaps even more surprisingly, one’s religious beliefs has only a modest effect on views about torture.
Inflamed with passion, anger and an altar call’s possibility of hope, Bill Moyers spoke to the United Church of Christ General Synod on Saturday morning about poverty and justice.
Who thinks up those goofy, pun-laden slogans seen on church marquees and sign boards, anyway? Are phrases like “seven days without prayer makes one weak”