People will sometimes endure incredible obstacles to practice their faith. Why is religious engagement so important to people?

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we all live within our own cultural bubble—a bubble that can determine what we see, how we think and how we act.

In a globalized world, an international lingua franca is arguably inevitable. What are the implications of English being today’s “world language”?

The controversy over whether and how to venerate historical figures raises fundamental questions.

The World War II story of a young man in the Polish Underground invites us to consider what we idealize in others.

When almost anything can be commodified, our sense of what’s valuable can easily be skewed. What do we value most in life?

For centuries, Africa has suffered at the hands of opportunists seeking to enrich themselves at the continent’s expense, with far-reaching results.

Values play a key role in our understanding of history. A shift in those values may demand that we recontextualize the past.

Though it’s the world’s dominant economic system, capitalism’s excesses are drawing increasing criticism.

Vision reviews Vexed: Ethics Beyond Political Tribes, in which author James Mumford proposes a way out of the political trenches that today divide the world into “sides.”

The plotlines of popular superhero movies may influence us more than any political broadcast ever could.

We all live in a world of corruption, which sounds like unsupportable and irresponsible hyperbole until one realizes its extent.

The mining industry may seem an unlikely place to find practical examples of the Golden Rule in action.

That sports, conventionally seen as promoting health, should be deemed a cause of death raises serious ethical questions.

The world seems no closer to defining truth today than the ancient philosophers were. And yet we cannot do without it.

Politicians often promise change, yet they seldom deliver. Still, we keep hoping that next time will be different. It’s a vain hope, and here’s why.

China’s ambitious urbanization program stands out in today’s world. But a Renaissance painting offers a surprising warning against overreach. Can our cities fail?

Around the world, whole species of amphibians are dying. And it all may have started with a human pregnancy test.

Gun control may seem a uniquely American issue, but at its heart lies a much deeper problem with global implications.

Understanding China’s current place in the world requires looking at the nation through a non-Western lens.