The recent visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, following so soon after the discovery of yet more horrific crimes committed by Catholic clergy against children, prompts reflection the thorny relation ...

“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it” – the opening line of tomorrow’s appointed psalm 84. Non-believers dismiss the idea often claiming that science ...

Many people think that science is just another religion, no better than their own. Their reasoning is apparently something along these lines: “Beliefs about the unseen world are based entirely on ...

Despite their inevitable conflicts--science, religion and New Age spirituality are essentially compatible and complementary activities. "Until recently it seemed that the continued expansion of ...

Over the past several months The Scientist has provided a forum for a debate purportedly on the compatibility of science and religion, although in fact the discussion has been limited to the dualistic ...

People love debating on the Scientific vs. religious temperament. The world we share today, this sort of antagonism reached at its climax where it seems believing in one means denying the other.

Myths about the Hero Twins, one of whom is shown holding a bow here, are an important part of Navajo identity. In certain circles, there is a violent allergic reaction whenever someone suggests that ...

William Provine takes the extreme point of view that people (implying particularly scientists) who practice religion must check their brains at the church door. His view seems to be that a scientist ...

The study of the psychology of religion has become a domain of active research following the pioneering work of psychologist and philosopher William James, whose book The Varieties of Religious ...