Almost all the scriptures were written by men. As humans have a desire to live forever, religion provides attractive offers of life after death. Humans invented God, the superhuman, to answer all the ...

Are all religions equal? Pope Francis created a stir with some off-the-cuff comments to an interreligious group of young people in Singapore, during his recent trip to Asia. “All religions are paths ...

Dear Dr. E: I’m curious about your take on Pope Francis’ statement this week that various religions are like different languages, which all lead to the same God. Do you think what the Pope said is ...

In an era when many faithful lament theological confusion and fear the watering down of Christianity, Pope Francis did little in recent days to assuage any consternation. In fact, the pontiff tossed ...

(Sightings) — Millions of Americans are leaving church. Fewer than half now belong to a congregation, down from two-thirds for much of the last century. One in four now say they never attend services, ...

Atheism is far from new, but the various ways that people say “no thank you” to belief in gods, deities, or particular religions are so diverse that they’ve had a huge impact on world belief systems.

Here are some viewpoints: Both religion and magic solicit the supernatural. It is said that magic uses "mysterious or supernatural forces,” while miracles manifest "divine intervention in human ...

What do we lose when we lose organized religion, which has been in steep decline across the globe since 2007? Two new books offer very different answers — and very different approaches — to this ...