Where Satan came from, and other key events between the two Testaments By Jana Riess | September 21, 2017 Any idea how much Christianity, Judaism and Islam owe to the huge social and religious changes that happened during two revolutionary centuries between 250 and 50 B.C.? Yeah, me neither. But I just read a fascinating […]

By Jonathan Merritt September 18, 2017 (RNS) — Among sociologists of religion, few names are as revered — and controversial — as Rodney Stark. He has authored 150 scholarly articles and 32 books in 17 different languages, and never shies away from controversy. In 2010, for example, Stark wrote a book defending the Crusades as a […]

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why God?” then you’ll want to hear Dr. Rodney Stark’s answer found in his new book by the same name. CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW:

This year’s election for the Governorship of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has drawn worldwide attention and produced the country’s worst divisions since the years following the fall of the last dictator, Soeharto, in 1998. The campaign entangled the families of four former presidents, and saw demonstrations by up to half a million people, widespread smears regarding […]

BYRON R. JOHNSON Guest columnist 9/4/2017   More people are persecuted for their faith now than at any other time in history. According to the Pew Research Center, three-quarters of the world’s population lives in nations where religion is severely restricted. The worst restrictions occur in regions outside the West, particularly in the Middle East, […]

If You Go Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, moral and public policy agency of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, will speak at a free lecture from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Baylor University’s Waco Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the Baylor […]

​Like many Americans, we are grieved by recent events in Charlottesville. The white supremacist rally there showed that overt racism is alive and well in America, and that it can turn violent and murderous. As Christian scholars of American history, politics, and law, we condemn white supremacy and encourage frank dialogue about racism today. ​As […]

July 7, 2017 Jeff Levin, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Public Health Reports explaining why poverty is a public health issue. Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia Media contact: Terry Goodrich, (254) 710-3321 WACO, Texas (July 7, 2017) – Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and professor of medical humanities […]

A Calvinist Deist Polytheist Skeptic? by Mark David Hall Benjamin Franklin’s religious convictions have been a source of confusion for students of the American founding; and for good reason. Consider: In his autobiography, Franklin noted that as a young man he became a “thorough deist.” Immediately after he penned these words, he recorded his regret […]

Kevin J. Jones Copenhagen, Denmark, Jun 8, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Danish parliament has repealed an anti-blasphemy law at a time when such laws are still used around the world. “I am glad they are dropping the law. But the law was almost never used in the last 46 years, so it […]