When the Third Temple is built in Jerusalem, should there be a mosque next door? May gentiles keep Shabbat? And should Jews teach Torah to members of different faiths? In a new book, three Israeli ...
Q: I am a little confused about different religions. I am a Christian, I believe there is one God, and his name is Jesus Christ. (I don't believe in the trinity). Jesus is that one God of Abraham, ...
Latin America is still the heart of the Catholic Church. But beneath that Catholic dominance, the region's religious landscape is changing.
Dear Dr. E: I’m curious about your take on Pope Francis’ statement this week that various religions are like different languages, which all lead to the same God. Do you think what the Pope said is ...
In an era when many faithful lament theological confusion and fear the watering down of Christianity, Pope Francis did little in recent days to assuage any consternation. In fact, the pontiff tossed ...
Almost all the scriptures were written by men. As humans have a desire to live forever, religion provides attractive offers of life after death. Humans invented God, the superhuman, to answer all the ...
(Sightings) — Millions of Americans are leaving church. Fewer than half now belong to a congregation, down from two-thirds for much of the last century. One in four now say they never attend services, ...
Opinion Columnist. This essay is adapted from the forthcoming book “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.” My parents ate health food in my youth, in the days before Whole Foods was everywhere, ...
Before religions became identities and beliefs turned into boundaries, there was Abraham( prophet and messenger of God), a ...
In Alabama, we consider ourselves to be the “buckle of the Bible belt” and public religious culture is an essential characteristic of how we live our daily lives. The Bible as the Word of God is ...