A profile in intellectual humility: Templeton Prize winner builds place for...
Daniel Howard-Snyder has wrestled with the philosophical arguments of Alvin Plantinga most of his adult life. Howard-Snyder became an atheist as a young man, struggling with the question of how evil...
View ArticleCrime stoppers: Black church significant deterrent to violence
The tragedy of the loss of black lives to violent crime ebbs and flows into the nation’s consciousness. The national media may pay attention to the murder of a celebrity’s relative, such as Dwayne...
View ArticleStudies: How clergy can help believers die a 'good death'
U.S. clergy may be increasing the sting of death for many members of their flocks. Two new studies find that many clergy are both ill-prepared and reluctant to fully engage in end-of-life...
View ArticleGlobal studies reveal 5 ways faith can reduce bullying, empower victims
“Don’t laugh at me Don’t call me names Don’t get your pleasure from my pain In God’s eyes we’re all the same Someday we’ll all have perfect wings Don’t laugh at me.” –from the song “Don’t Laugh at Me”...
View ArticleWalking the 'fine line' among courage, love and humility in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Many of the public stories arising from the violence in Charlottesville were stories of division. A president saying, “there were fine people on both sides.” The headline on an...
View ArticleA conversation with Michael Emerson on race, humility and ways we can talk to...
North Park University Provost Michael Emerson with poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera There are few people better able to offer perspective on the polarized state of the nation than Michael Emerson....
View ArticleScience seeks humility's sweet spot between arrogance, servility
“Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.” — author Paulo Coelho Can you have too much of a good thing when it comes to intellectual...
View ArticleAre we asking too much - and giving too little - to journal editors?
Adair Lummis, center, with colleagues David Roozen, left, and Scott Thumma, at The Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Credit: Hartford Seminary. Low pay. Great expectations and scrutiny. And a...
View ArticleStudies follow uneven paths of secularization while debunking popular myths
By Richard Cimino The debate about whether the world is entering a more secular age and whether the growth of religiously non-affiliated people is hastening such secularization in part revolves around...
View ArticleHow the Mike Pence Rule challenges women in evangelical workplace
First, there was the Billy Graham Rule, taken from the famous evangelist’s guideline of never being alone with a woman other than his wife. Then came the Mike Pence Rule: The vice president won’t dine...
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