Who were the so-called minor prophets, and what was the purpose of their writings?

Most religious faiths, including those that view the Bible as a holy book, teach that as humans we possess an immortal soul. Where did that idea come from? Is it biblical?

How much say should people have in determining the circumstances of their demise? Is ultimate personal autonomy, even in death, the most important aspect of life?

On the heels of extensive government intervention in economies around the world, Ayn Rand made a comeback. Is her philosophy really the answer?

The majority of wars today are intrastate conflicts fought with small arms, and where such conflicts take place, many of those fighting are children.

Whenever times or circumstances change, people’s concept of truth changes with it. So what is truth?

The UN says the ongoing tragedy in Darfur is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today. Aid workers and analysts talk to Vision about the crisis.

Greed is as old as human history. Enough, it seems, is seldom enough.

Do we have an inborn sense of morality—some innate understanding of right and wrong—and if so, how far can it take us?

The importance of our relationship with nature is coming into increasingly sharp focus, with a little help from a scaly mammal.

Pop psychologists freely use words such as introvert and extravert, but these terms can be misleading as well as harmful to personal development.

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

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

Neurobiologist Michael Fossel explains how people’s healthy life spans can be extended and how he believes Alzheimer’s will soon be cured.

As biotechnology marches us toward a world of new and improved human genetics, should we be optimistic—or concerned?

Biochemist Jennifer Doudna talks to Vision’s Dan Cloer about a genetic-engineering breakthrough that has profound implications for biology and medicine.

Is modern science giving us better insight into who and what we are and why we exist? Vision reviews three books that explore the meaning of life.

Is the universe accidental—now pictured as a single bubble within a cosmic foam? Or is this just a choice of belief, not an empirical conclusion?

Russia’s struggle for national identity sheds light on our own need to know who we are and what’s expected of us.

Vision reviews two books focusing on Martin Luther: The Christian Between God and Death by Marius, and Martin Luther’s Theology by Lohse.