Why do scientists turn to questions traditionally reserved for the humanities? Tom McLeish argues for a deep kinship between the two spheres. "Students don't have time for electives. Rather than ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a mostly empty room in the main hall of the General Curia of the Jesuit Society, a stone’s throw from the Vatican, theologians and physicists met Friday (Sept. 6) to make a ...

Smartphone apps, social media, and artificial intelligence are all making religion more accessible. Is it enough to slow recent declines in religious beliefs? Young Korean boys in Seoul participate in ...

While such patterns are likely unintentional, researchers said they show the challenges of representing diverse belief systems consistently.

"There is no time for imagination, religious or otherwise. We need to act now!" an irritated scientist told me during a workshop on climate change and religion in 2024. Contrary to the tone of his ...

When confronted with the challenge of young people leaving the Catholic faith, we might be tempted to think the problem is solely a “religious” one — one addressed by improving their experience of the ...

Should a scientist who sees signs of global catastrophe sound an early alarm or wait until more conclusive evidence is in? Does going public lead to swifter action or give naysayers more time to ...

Penn’s Veritas Forum hosted New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Penn political science professor Damon Linker for a discussion on faith at the Hall of Flags in Houston Hall on Nov. 10. The event ...

Religion has long been a central part of life for many. But recent trends in the United States have revealed that increasingly more people are leaving religion. By 2070, many project that Christianity ...