At Slate, Michael Sean Winters argues that Father Alberto Cutié's scandal---he was caught kissing a woman he later admitted was…

In the New York Times, Peter Steinfels comments on Catholic anti-abortion politics and the controversy surrounding President Obama's upcoming appearance as Notre…

Supported by the findings of a recent Pew study called "Faith in Flux," Courtney E. Martin argues that Americans---including herself---have incredibly complex…

Frances Kissling argues that President Obama must strengthen the separation of church and state rather than continue to increase religion's…

As Pope Benedict arrives in Israel as part of his Middle East visit, Ed Kessler argues in the Guardian that he must…

Irshad Manji examines the dilemma young progressive Muslims face between standing up for their beliefs and conforming to a more conservative…

Tom Jacobs explains how ethicist Jonathan Haidt's framework of five moral realms applies differently to liberals and conservatives.

Nathan Schneider reports in the Boston Globe that secularity has become the new target of religion research, concluding that religions "can…

Michael Paulson comments on Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S., a new Pew Forum study that explores the…

In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Ian Miller interviews Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of a…