“Troublemaker” Women Honored, Receive Ivy
What sort of religious institution honors a “run-like-hell Catholic” and the first Asian-American woman Rabbi, among others?
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Spiritual Medicine: Bridging the Gap Between Religion and Psychology
Activists and advocates have launched an initiative to further the understanding of the role of religion and spirituality in mental health. Conferences next month will bring clergy and mental health workers together to break new ground.
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Needle Exchange Gets Religion
Between sin and science, religious supporters of needle exchange programs confront opposition.
Read MoreDouble Helix: Queer Science
What the science of homosexuality tells us—and what it doesn’t.
Read MoreRDBook: There is Nothing New About the New Atheism
Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett—the new atheists are often out of their depth when it comes to real engagement with religious ideas. And what if the new atheism is not so much about theology as about politics?
Read MoreDouble Helix: Who Are We?
Biochemist and Geneticist Arri Eisen introduces a new column on the intersection of science and belief.
Read MoreNew Poll Shows Evangelicals Vote Democrat Too
Evangelical voters are defying old assumptions, and expanding their agenda.
Read MoreDouble Helix: Improving U.S. Science with Ethics
Science education suffers when we rip it from its ethical, real-life context and attempt to shape it into a collection of value-free information.
Read MoreDouble Helix: The Roger Clemens Question
Baseball’s steroid “scandal” points to a larger ethical question about what it means to be human…
Read MoreNo, THIS is the Real Christianity…
How useful are progressive protestations of “bad” Republican Christianity?
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