Saints of Past Ages: Blaise Pascal, one of the first to grapple with the role of faith in an age of science and reason
DAVID HOINSKI says – in an article first published on The Conversation – that the Catholic theologian, born 400 years ago, left a deep and lasting influence on the world that can be felt today…
Sight-Seeing: Life after deconstruction
NILS VON KALM on why, when it comes to the Christian walk, the process of deconstruction is not where the journey should end…
Essay: What Americans believe about violence against the government
Political scientist RYAN BURGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks for insights into last week’s violence at the US Capitol…
Sight-Seeing: The simple, yet difficult, way of loving people as Jesus does
NILS VON KALM argues that too many Christians have become too focused on intellectual assent to a list of beliefs than living out the love of Christ…
Survey: UK teens are more likely than millennials to believe in God
RNS A new poll of Britain’s Generation Z finds older adolescents and younger adults are more likely to believe in God than are millennials, the demographic ahead of them. The survey, conducted by YouGov in late November, found that 23 per cent of Britons aged 16 to 24 said they believe in God, with an additional […]
Essay: Why American evangelicals are so tempted by the easy assurance of conspiracy theories
US writer and activist DL Mayfield looks at the danger of conspiracy theories…
THIS LIFE: WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the origins of her belief…
ESSAY: TOO MANY PEOPLE THINK SATIRICAL NEWS IS REAL
US academics R KELLY GARRETT, ROBERT BOND, and SHANNON POULSEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, discuss research findings showing many people are mistaking satirical news stories for real ones…
ESSAY: UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANS’ CLIMATE VIEWS CAN LEAD TO BETTER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
In an article first published on The Conversation, EMMA FRANCES BLOOMFIELD, author of ‘Communication Strategies for Engaging Climate Skeptics: Religion and the Environment’, looks at the differing views of Christians when it comes to climate change…
Number of Americans who belong to a church or house of worship plummets – Gallup report
RNS Most Americans still say they believe in God, but their involvement in organised religion continues to wane. A new Gallup report found that only half of Americans say they belong to a church or other religious body, down from 69 per cent two decades earlier. A woman sits alone in church pews. PICTURE: Anthony Nguyen/Creative Commons […]