And, according to this mindset, religion and science are mutually incompatible. Religion is the function of “belief.” Science, in glaring contrast, trades only in “facts.” Of course, as is readily ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Faith & Reason Institute, the first Washington, D.C.-based think tank devoted to encouraging both of these essential elements of human existence. The ...

This was written on December 4, 2009, as one of a series of thoughts regarding the intersection of faith and reason in university life. I was reminded of the durability of this thought as we recently ...

One of the constantly bewildering aspects of living on planet Earth is the assumption that most human beings seem to make that faith (usually, but not necessarily, the religious variety) is a virtue.

One would have to be very morally lazy to be unconcerned with the possibility that the prevailing morality of one’s culture had something seriously wrong with it. — Thomas Nagel, “MacIntyre versus the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News The Center for the Humanities at a leading university offers this simple and compelling definition of ...

The key term of biblical psychology, particularly in the Old Testament where the fundamental principles are laid down, is the term heart. When contemporary Christians, often in evangelistic preaching, ...

How will St. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the church on Nov. 1, be known? There is one title that seems to be repeated with some frequency: Doctor of Conscience. In a foreword ...

What happens at a conclave? Tom Reese, S.J., answers questions related to the conclave, the event when a new pope is elected by the College of Cardinals. What happens during the interregnum period?