In my previous column, we discussed the common complaint that No. 841 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church is wrong when it teaches that “The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge ...

In One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism, sociologist of religion Stark examined the nature of God, the wrath of God, the kingdom of God, the grace of God and the "chosen" of God. In ...

Long established as a leading sociologist of American religion, Stark has in recent years extended his methodology into increasingly speculative territory. Here he follows up his inquiry into the ...

From an evolutionary perspective, Abraham is being asked to do the opposite of what wisdom dictates: leave kinship networks, ...

Belief in God is not the issue in the continuing brouhaha over the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. Rather, it’s the government’s endorsement of a monotheistic God. By signing up, you ...

I’m well aware that the title puts me on thin ice these days. But I’ll go out on it even further: 1) Good government needs the monotheistic God; and 2) Liberal, humanistic values have their deepest ...

According to an online dictionary, mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on ...