Theologians, thought leaders and scientists have tried to intersect faith and medicine for centuries. It’s clear that religious involvement is a benefit to one’s spiritual health,
By Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha – Recent news stories have highlighted unethical and even lawless actions taken by people and corporations that were
11,984. This is the number of gun-related deaths that occurred in the United States in 2018 alone. What used to be a shocking occurrence has now
By David King, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis — After Thanksgiving, Americans turn their attention to shopping with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday as well
[The Multi-faith Chapel at Hebrew Senior Life / Newbridge On The Charles, Dedham, Massachusetts.] Randall Armor, CC BY-NC-ND — Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University — [dropcaps]C[/dropcaps]ongregational membership
By Dorothy Le — [dropcaps]W[/dropcaps]hile the rest of the world sees the Holocaust as a tragic period in history, there are a great number of those
Cardinals, bishops and priests renew their vows of celibacy, poverty and obedience with Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April
By Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross— [dropcaps]O[/dropcaps]n Monday, Jan. 2, Shaker Sister Frances Carr died at the age of 89. She had been
By Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism– On the morning of Feb. 2, 2017, more than 3,500 political leaders, military
By Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University — By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with
The separation between church and state was a long-held belief by many, even with legal implications. This carried over into the school system, with removal of
In the fertile land west of the Sea of Galilee, a team of Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed a remarkable discovery, a 2,100-year-old agricultural farmstead. The old
For most of us, the decision to get a job was less related to an internal desire, but rather the economic and financial need to make
As religious communities are increasingly transitioning to online spaces, circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have opened up an unanticipated partnership: between faith groups and Facebook. As
