When the issue of racial desegregation came to a head in the United States in 1963, two men helped the nation navigate the moral crossroads.

The apostle Peter wrote a second letter to the early Church just before his death. Like other New Testament writings, its message is timeless.

The actual process of money creation occurs in depository institutions, principally commercial banks.

In the last days before His crucifixion, Jesus gives His followers some keys to staying faithful until His promised return.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first extraterrestrial steps for mankind after the lunar module Eagle landed on the moon.

Probably the single biggest threat to the Middle East’s water supply is the region’s burgeoning population.

Belief in everlasting punishment in a blazing inferno is almost as old as humanity itself. But is it based on the Bible’s teachings? What is hell?

Manipulation of religious fervor is an important element in the rise and rule of dictators such as Mao Zedong, Pol Pot and Kim Il-sung.

A term borrowed from the film industry serves as a useful metaphor for how we think.

Under the leadership of Moses, the children of Israel make their way to the Promised Land, but their 40-year journey is marked by one episode of faithlessness and rebellion after another.

Confronted with the evidence of the inhumanity of slavery, William Wilberforce’s hope was to abolish it throughout the British Empire.

Insight Video: Is it possible to be in politics without becoming tainted by political corruption?

Insight Video: Thirty years ago, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred. Since then the effects have been felt worldwide, and the situation has yet to be contained.

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?

Propaganda is about manipulation. But over the past century, the concept itself has been manipulated. Do you still recognize it when you see it?

In this interview with Jonathan Glover, which first appeared in the Summer 2001 issue, the British ethics professor addresses the human proclivity for cruelty.

Vision interviews two key players in the Middle East peace talks.

The Tower of Babel was built somewhere on the plain of Shinar, although the exact site of the tower has been much debated by scholars.

When the kingdom of Judah fails to heed the final, dire warnings of the prophets, their fate is sealed.

As David takes Saul’s place on the throne of Israel, he shows himself to be a man of great strength but also of serious weaknesses.