Best known for An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith is credited with establishing the discipline of political economics.

Is modern civilization following a potentially short flight path? Three recent books have sought to provide insight into the answer.

With the recent death in Vienna of Simon Wiesenthal, a voice has been stilled; a light has gone out.

What does God look like? Did Jesus have blond or dark hair? And why do we want to know?

The choice of role model for the depiction of Christ is as much an issue today as it was in the fourth century or the time of Michelangelo.

Vision reviews three books that address whether globalization is good for humanity or not.

Author and early-church historian Paula Fredriksen discusses the life and times of the apostle Paul.

Vision publisher David Hulme talks with three historians and a filmmaker about the Holocaust. How could it have occurred, and could it ever happen again?

The idea that a political regime can confer divinity has remarkable longevity, particularly among historical dictators.

Christian orthodoxy and heresy both have a long history. But is either right, and who decides?

Why is the word orthodox applied to a group within Judaism today?

In this issue we begin a new series on the 21^st-century application of the gospel, this time focusing on the biblical book of Acts.

The concept of right use underlies good design. In other words, when designing with people as the end users, their best interests must be considered.

The dropping of an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, forced the world to the threshold of a new era. But how much has really changed?

Yoshitaka Kawamoto recounts, firsthand, the events of August 6, 1945. He was 13 years old when the first A-bomb fell near his school in Hiroshima.

As the world recalls the end of World War II, Vision examines Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the unprecedented cruelty he unleashed, and the lessons to be remembered.

Like many of his predecessors, Roman emperor Constantine the Great used religion to great political advantage.

In this final installment in the series, we focus on Jesus’ resurrection and His subsequent appearances to His disciples.