May we celebrate this special Independence Day being thankful for the sacrifices of so many over 250 years and many God-given ...

"On Faith" is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia's reflections on his own faith, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America, and on the ...

Tell Me More concludes its series about the end of life by revisiting Washington D.C.-based seniors Gerry Elliott, Krishna Roy and Rev. Rhoda Nixon. They discuss how their diverse religions — from ...

Thomas the Apostle needs a publicist. Even though in Johns Gospel he gives voice to the most profound statement of faith in the New Testament, My Lord and my God, the first word that comes to mind for ...

Recent exchanges in Religion Dispatches between Mark Silk and Frederick Clarkson over an emerging ideological divide among religious progressives is more than just another parochial dispute over ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...

In philosophy, a leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something not on the basis of reason. He was born into an affluent Danish family in Copenhagen, was a prolific 19th-century ...

Of all the stories told about the meaning of Christmas, after the Biblical account of the Nativity of Christ, certainly one of the best known must be Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Originally ...

Knowledge is all around us. I firmly believe this and try to remind myself of it in my everyday life. Whether it's in a book, a film or a video game, there is always something to be learned from any ...