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?
Compassionate parent is among the chief roles performed by God the Father. Who better to look to, then, for a model of loving, effective parental guidance?
Insight Video: In his 2012 book, Pope Benedict acknowledges that the traditional Christmas story is not accurate in many respects. Scholars have been pointing this out for decades, but does it really matter? Why should truth trump tradition?
The proclamation of “peace on earth and goodwill to all” is popular at Christmas time. In a world torn by war, crime and greed, where is the peace and goodwill?
Our continuing study of Genesis highlights various episodes in the patriarch Abraham’s life following God’s promise to make a great nation of his descendants.
Insight Video: What is the value of the book of Revelation? Does it foretell the cataclysmic end of the world, or is this compelling book merely first-century literature aimed at a first-century audience?
Insight Video: Most professing Christians celebrate Easter as one of the two holiest days of the year. Yet neither the apostles nor the early Church observed it. How can that be?
Vision interviews sociologist Steve Fuller, who argues that the fact of science—our ability to dissect and understand our world—is based on the faith that a Creator exists.
Throughout much of Christendom, the enduring image of the Old Testament God is of an angry, vengeful being. But the Bible itself paints a very different picture.
