While a growing share of adults have been focusing on diet and exercise to achieve better health, a new report from the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University shows that religious involvement, particularly among black Americans, is associated with [...]

The political point-scoring over the death of Henry Nowak cuts both ways. --- The case of Henry Nowak has generated intense public debate. It has raised questions about policing, equality before the law, freedom of expression, public disorder, and the way [...]

by Jesse Smith (@jessesmithsoc) and Jane Lankes Smith Religious affiliation and participation in the United States have declined steadily over the past several decades. Fewer Americans now attend worship services regularly, identify with a faith tradition, or describe religion as [...]

Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. --- Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered [...]

What does the resurrection mean for our Christian faith, and what significance does it have for non-believers? --- What does the resurrection mean for our Christian faith, and what significance does it have for [...]

The theological case for just war has seldom been more urgent than it is right now. --- The theological case for just war has seldom been more urgent than it is right [...]

Christianity has lost more believers than most other faith groups around the world recently, but the two biggest denominations have diverged in terms of ‘faith switching’. --- Christianity has lost more believers than most other faith groups around the world recently, [...]

by Nicholas Zill In a recent blog post for IFS, I shared some good news about the changing characteristics of America’s annual crop of newborn babies. I reported that more babies are being born to mothers who are college graduates [...]

The last few years have witnessed a series of Super Bowl ads about Jesus under the slogan “He Gets Us.” The ads themselves have left much to be desired. But the slogan at least is true. The Bible assures [...]