July 19, 2024

My sister and I grew up in a religiously polarized household. My father was an atheist, and my mother was a Pentecostal Christian. This difference of belief created tension in the household but also made it apparent to me and my sister that we had choices. We were not subjected to unquestionable religious indoctrination. Kerygma

Power and Spirituality Is the Bible spiritual? It’s the world’s most popular sacred text with over four billion adherents. Silly question, right? We think of power-seeking and spirit-seeking as opposite paths. Spirituality is a kind of truth-seeking. It’s about self-discovery, asking such questions as: What do I believe in? How can I be true to

It is well known that religious belief is declining in the United States at what appears to be an accelerating rate. According to Gallup, although 92 percent of Americans still believed in God in 2011, by 2022 the number had fallen to 81 percent. Pew Research meanwhile found that only 63 percent of Americans identified

In a secular reading of the story of Genesis, Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) attempted to write the history of humanity. He began his account with two characters who could walk. Talk, and think coherently: Adam and Eve. Kant was convinced that nothing of worth is given by nature; everything worthwhile is attained by human effort. So,

In a 2024 article published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, a team of researchers led by Cory J. Clark reported the findings of a large-scale survey of tenured and tenure-track psychology academics from America’s most prestigious universities and graduate programs. Titled “Taboos and Self-Censorship among U.S. Psychology Professors,” the article examines attitudes toward