Great Issues

Science & Religion

Are Science and Atheism Compatible? by Andrew Brown February 12, 2010
A Very Modern Illusion by Mark Vernon January 31, 2010
Science and Islam in the 21st Century by Ehsan Masood January 21, 2010
Darwin Still Influencing Religious Thinking in Minnesota by Sharon Schmickle December 14, 2009
400 Years After Galileo by Edwin Cartlidge December 11, 2009
British Creationists: Some Numbers by Andrew Brown November 25, 2009
The Music of the Spheres by Andrew Brown November 5, 2009
Science, Faith Used To Be Allies by Mark Pinsky November 2, 2009
When Science Meets Pop Culture by Rod Dreher October 2, 2009
Exploring the Nature of Reality by Peter McKnight September 26, 2009
Sam Harris and Francis Collins by Andrew Brown August 2, 2009
God, He's Moody by Steve Paulson June 24, 2009
God, Dawkins, and Tragic Humanism by Mark Vernon June 11, 2009
A New Entry in the God Debate by John Timpane June 7, 2009
On Science And God by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 22, 2009
Everything Is Illuminati by George Johnson May 14, 2009
Enemies of Creationism May Be Hindering Science Teachers by Andrew Brown May 11, 2009
Why There Almost Certainly Is a God by Mark Vernon May 1, 2009
Science News: Why Americans Know So Little by Sharon Schmickle March 26, 2009
What Do You Get If You Divide Science by God? by Mark Vernon March 24, 2009
Knowing the Unknown by Tom Heneghan March 21, 2009
New Wave for Islamic Science by Ehsan Masood February 16, 2009
The Structure of Everything by Marc Kaufman February 8, 2009
Physicist and Priest by Michael Fitzgerald January 29, 2009
Science & Islam by Ehsan Masood January 8, 2009
Far Out by George Johnson December 5, 2008
Coupling of Science and Religion by Peter McKnight October 28, 2008
The Tension between Science and Religion by Peter McKnight October 28, 2008
In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed October 27, 2008
Science and Faith, the British Way by Mark Pinsky September 29, 2008
Dealing with Evil: Candidates Disagree by Cathy Lynn Grossman September 18, 2008
The Religion of Politics by Andrew Brown August 12, 2008
The Frontiers of Faith and Knowledge by Mark Vernon July 16, 2008
A Modern Ottoman by Ehsan Masood July 1, 2008
Newton's Single Vision by Eric Ormsby May 7, 2008
How to Reconcile Richard Dawkins? by Peter McKnight April 29, 2008
You are the river: An interview with Ken Wilber by Steve Paulson April 28, 2008
Revealing Religion by Andrew Brown March 20, 2008
The New Theology by Jeremy Manier January 19, 2008
Einstein, God, and the Universe by Steve Paulson January 6, 2008
A Map of the Heavens by Eric Ormsby December 26, 2007
The Atheist Delusion by Steve Paulson December 18, 2007
Science of Hope by Sharon Schmickle November 12, 2007
Proud Atheists by Steve Paulson October 15, 2007
The Religious State of Islamic Science by Steve Paulson August 13, 2007
God and Science by Jay Tolson July 11, 2007
Manufacturing Belief by Steve Paulson May 15, 2007
The New Atheists Loathe Religion Far Too Much to Plausibly Challenge It by Madeline Bunting May 7, 2007
Gospel According to Judas by Steve Paulson April 2, 2007
The Lesson in the Fate of Islamic Science by Peter McKnight March 3, 2007
The Modern Muslim by Steve Paulson February 20, 2007
Dancing With the Stars by George Johnson January 7, 2007
A Free-for-All on Science and Religion by George Johnson November 21, 2006
Beyond Belief by Michael Brooks November 20, 2006
The New Unbelievers by Jay Tolson November 15, 2006
Electrons to Enlightenment by Steve Paulson November 12, 2006
Scientists on Religion by George Johnson September 18, 2006
Faith Can Make a Vital Contribution to Both Democracy and Scientific Ethics by Madeline Bunting June 9, 2006
A New Alliance against Science by Peter McKnight April 22, 2006
Science and Religion, Still Worlds Apart by George Johnson April 9, 2006
Long-Lost Gospel of Judas Recasts 'Traitor' by Cathy Lynn Grossman April 6, 2006
Book Review: Breaking the Spell, by Daniel Dennett by Madeline Bunting March 19, 2006
No Wonder Atheists are Angry: They Seem Ready to Believe Anything by Madeline Bunting January 20, 2006
War of the Worlds by George Johnson January 2, 2006
Getting a Rational Grip on Religion by George Johnson December 26, 2005
Keeping God From the Courtroom by Michael Brooks November 19, 2005
Science and Journalism Fail to Connect by Dan Fagin November 1, 2005
Fundamentalism Fails, On Both Sides by John Timpane October 23, 2005
Agreeing Only to Disagree on God's Place in Science by George Johnson September 27, 2005
The Universe in a Single Atom by George Johnson September 18, 2005
Star Wars: Episodes 1 and 2 by George Johnson June 5, 2005

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Evolution

While Darwin Observed Evolution, Synthetic Biologists are Learning to Control It by Sharon Schmickle December 23, 2009
150 Years Later, 'Origin' is Both a Pillar of Science and a Still-Volatile Subject by Sharon Schmickle November 24, 2009
Who Are the Creationists? by Andrew Brown November 24, 2009
Darwin in the World by Martin Redfern November 21, 2009
Learning from Creationism by Andrew Brown November 10, 2009
In Turkey, Fertile Ground for Creationism by Marc Kaufman November 8, 2009
The Structure of Scientific Evolutions by William Saletan August 10, 2009
Islam's Evolutionary Legacy by Ehsan Masood March 1, 2009
Darwin Lives On As Evolutionary Debate Continues by Peter McKnight February 6, 2009
Hitting a Brick Wall by Peter McKnight October 29, 2008
No Intelligence Allowed in Stein's Film by Peter McKnight October 24, 2008
Looking Through the Other End of the Microscope by Eric Ormsby January 30, 2008
Evolution: Playing Politics With Fact by John Timpane May 12, 2007
Creationist Museum Challenges Evolution by Martin Redfern April 14, 2007
French Scientists Rebut U.S., Muslim Creationism by Tom Heneghan March 26, 2007
Heart and Soul by Martin Redfern March 4, 2007
Creation vs. Darwin Takes Muslim Twist in Turkey by Tom Heneghan November 22, 2006
The Magnificence of How by Eric Ormsby September 13, 2006
Pope's Debate Group to Publish Evolution Talks by Tom Heneghan September 4, 2006
Searching for the Truth About Nature by Eric Ormsby August 23, 2006
The Bump of Reverence by Eric Ormsby June 7, 2006
Why the Intelligent Design Lobby Thanks God for Richard Dawkins by Madeline Bunting March 27, 2006
Interview with Judge John Jones, the Judge at Dover by John Timpane February 26, 2006
The Anthropic Universe by Martin Redfern February 18, 2006
Post Magazine: Darwin v. God by Shankar Vedantam February 6, 2006
Eden and Evolution by Shankar Vedantam February 5, 2006
Intelligent Design: The Vatican Weighs In by John Timpane January 20, 2006
Intelligent Design Hits Snag in California Schools by Barbara Bradley Hagerty January 11, 2006
Catholics and Evolution: Interview with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn by Tom Heneghan January 5, 2006
Catholics Confront Faith and Evolution by Barbara Bradley Hagerty January 1, 2006
Intelligent Design Proponents Set Back by Dover Case by Barbara Bradley Hagerty December 21, 2005
Intelligent Design Ruling Dashed in Dover by John Timpane December 21, 2005
Intelligent Design Has Not Surfaced in the British Press by Martin Redfern December 15, 2005
Intelligent Design and Academic Freedom by Barbara Bradley Hagerty November 10, 2005
Intelligent Design Flunking Science by John Timpane November 7, 2005
Intelligent-Design Trial by John Timpane October 16, 2005
The Whole World, from Whose Hands? by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 10, 2005
For the Anti-Evolutionists, Hope in High Places by George Johnson October 2, 2005
Decoding the Chimp's DNA by John Timpane September 19, 2005
Intelligent Design by John Timpane August 7, 2005
Echoes of Scopes Trial in Maryland by Barbara Bradley Hagerty July 5, 2005
An Astronomer's View of Christianity and Science by Barbara Bradley Hagerty February 8, 2005

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Extraterrestrial Life

Aliens Calling by Tracey Logan February 19, 2010
When E.T. Phones the Pope by Marc Kaufman November 8, 2009
Science's Alternative to an Intelligent Creator: the Multiverse Theory by Tim Folger November 10, 2008
Search for Alien Life Gains New Impetus by Marc Kaufman July 20, 2008
Searching for Extraterrestrial Life by Marc Kaufman July 19, 2008
Arthur C. Clarke: The Science and the Fiction by Martin Redfern October 5, 2005
Arthur C Clarke Still Looking Forward by Martin Redfern October 4, 2005

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Neuroscience & Spirit

Can we live without a hidden brain? by Shankar Vedantam February 11, 2010
The iBrain by William Saletan February 9, 2010
Beyond Comprehension by Shankar Vedantam January 17, 2010
Seeking by Emily Yoffe August 12, 2009
The God Choice by Barbara Bradley Hagerty June 22, 2009
Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 22, 2009
Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person? by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 21, 2009
Are Spiritual Encounters All in Your Head? by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 19, 2009
The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry and Mysticism by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 18, 2009
Torture, Mind, and Body by William Saletan April 21, 2009
Three Sages / Three Paths by Jeffery Paine November 3, 2008
Save My Brain! by Michael Fitzgerald July 27, 2008
Flesh Made Soul by Sandra Blakeslee March 1, 2008
If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural by Shankar Vedantam May 28, 2007
God Is in the Dendrites by George Johnson April 26, 2007
Buddha on the Brain by Steve Paulson November 27, 2006
Is There Room for the Soul? by Jay Tolson October 23, 2006
Divining the Brain by Steve Paulson September 20, 2006
Plugged into the New Consciousness by John Timpane July 23, 2006
The Mind-Brain Problem by Jay Tolson June 7, 2006
The Deity in the Data by William Saletan April 6, 2006
Researchers Look at Prayer and Healing by Rob Stein March 24, 2006

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World & Mind

A New Way of Thinking about Social Networks and the World by Michael Fitzgerald March 9, 2010
Mary Karr on Becoming Catholic by Amy Sullivan November 19, 2009
Can We Really Build an Artificial Brain? by Edwin Cartlidge September 11, 2009
Gray, In Black and White by Martin Levin August 14, 2009
Born Believers by Michael Brooks February 4, 2009
Pass on the Pie — and Heavenly Guilt by Christine Whelan November 24, 2008
Why Humans are so Quick to Take Offense by Emily Yoffe October 17, 2008
Teachers Show Paths to Releasing the Pain by Sandi Dolbee August 16, 2008
The Future of Free Will by John Timpane March 11, 2007
Alcohol and Spirituality by Tracey Logan January 29, 2007
Sketchy Species by John Timpane November 9, 2005
Fundamentalists Are Just Like Us by Michael Brooks October 8, 2005

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Nature & Nurture

Oh, Brother by Emily Yoffe December 21, 2009
Transgender and Christian: Finding Identity by Jori Lewis September 3, 2009
How to Design the Perfect Baby by Andrew Brown July 27, 2009
Errors of an Old Atheist by Andrew Brown July 10, 2009
Choosing Tylenol and God by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 15, 2009
I Hate Me, I Really Hate Me by Emily Yoffe October 16, 2008
Irreconcilable Differences by William Saletan March 5, 2006

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Society & Beliefs

The Taliban and Personal Terror by Francis X. Rocca February 26, 2010
Rwanda's "Miracle" of Forgiveness by Amy Sullivan February 16, 2010
Focus on Your Family by William Saletan February 11, 2010
Brotherhood to Egypt: Don't squeeze out moderates by Tom Heneghan January 27, 2010
Church Statistics: Not Many Dead by Andrew Brown January 22, 2010
The Hidden Brain and the Telescope Effect by Shankar Vedantam January 19, 2010
Shades of Prejudice by Shankar Vedantam January 18, 2010
Genesis, the Soap Opera by Michael Fitzgerald January 17, 2010
Therese Borchard on Overcoming Depression by Amy Sullivan January 15, 2010
God, Politics, Pop Culture Intertwined in '09 by Cathy Lynn Grossman December 31, 2009
Fingerprints of God by Barbara Bradley Hagerty December 29, 2009
To Know Thyself--Genetically Speaking by Peter McKnight December 19, 2009
More U.S. Christians Mix in 'Eastern,' New Age Beliefs by Cathy Lynn Grossman December 10, 2009
Satan and Economic Growth by Michael Fitzgerald November 30, 2009
God, the Army, and PTSD by Tara McKelvey November 11, 2009
For These 'Spiritual Warriors,' the Casualties Were Real by Christine Whelan October 25, 2009
Smashing the Idols by Andrew Brown August 30, 2009
Lab Produces Monkeys with Two Mothers by Rob Stein August 27, 2009
Tariq Ramadan's Project by Ehsan Masood June 25, 2009
Remembering the Meaning of Lent by John Timpane April 5, 2009
Why Atheism Must be Taught by Andrew Brown March 25, 2009
Most Religious Groups in USA Have Lost Ground, Survey Finds by Cathy Lynn Grossman March 17, 2009
The Rational Underpinnings of Irrational Anger by Shankar Vedantam March 2, 2009
Previous Convictions by Ehsan Masood February 28, 2009
This Is the Way the Culture Wars End by William Saletan February 21, 2009
Science vs Superstition, not Science vs Religion by Andrew Brown February 13, 2009
The Greatest American Innovation in Religion is Tolerance by Andrew Brown January 21, 2009
How Muhammad Yunus Created an Impossible Business by Michael Fitzgerald January 12, 2009
Yunus: Capitalism is Half-Baked by Michael Fitzgerald January 9, 2009
Vatican Ethics Guide Stirs Controversy by Rob Stein December 13, 2008
Atheist Scientists Have Taken Over the Pulpit by Andrew Brown December 11, 2008
The Next Big Stem Cell Fight: Mixing Cow and Human DNA by Sharon Schmickle July 22, 2008
Religion is Poetry by Steve Paulson July 21, 2008
“Pro-Life” Drugstores Market Beliefs by Rob Stein June 15, 2008
Scientists Poised to Create Life by Jeremy Manier January 25, 2008
Capital Ideas and Social Goals by Michael Fitzgerald December 23, 2007
Is Great Happiness Too Much of a Good Thing? by Shankar Vedantam October 1, 2007
We're Still Looking for Something to Believe in by Peter McKnight September 29, 2007
The Face of Islam in America by Cathy Lynn Grossman August 21, 2007
William Hurlbut by Michael Fitzgerald August 12, 2007
Young Imam Serves as Islam's Face to Community by Barbara Bradley Hagerty August 6, 2007
Meta Physicists by George Johnson June 24, 2007
Poll: U.S. Muslims 'Largely Assimilated, Happy' by Sharon Schmickle May 22, 2007
When Seeing Is Disbelieving by Shankar Vedantam April 30, 2007
What Americans Don't Know about Religion Could Fill a Book by Jay Tolson March 8, 2007
Americans Get an “F” in Religion by Cathy Lynn Grossman March 7, 2007
Raising Spirits to Combat Alchoholism by Tracey Logan January 29, 2007
When Empires Collide by Eric Ormsby December 6, 2006
The Venomous Media Voices Who Think No Muslim is Worth Talking To by Madeline Bunting August 16, 2006
Q&A by John Timpane July 19, 2006
Going Beyond God by Steve Paulson May 30, 2006
Life after Roe by William Saletan March 5, 2006
Christian Leaders Balk at Robertson's Remarks by Barbara Bradley Hagerty January 12, 2006
Enigmatic by George Johnson December 18, 2005

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Human Beings & the Earth

The Strangest Liquid by Edwin Cartlidge February 3, 2010
We're Doomed Without a Green Religion by Andrew Brown November 6, 2009
Jane Goodall's Animal Planet by Steve Paulson April 14, 2009
The Philosopher and the Wolf by Mark Vernon December 31, 2008
We're Doing God's Science by Tim Folger December 1, 2008
God Enough by Steve Paulson November 19, 2008
It Isn't About the Trash Can by Christine Whelan November 11, 2008
Evangelicals Often Clash over Global Warming by Mark Pinsky July 20, 2008
Petroleum Feeds Patriarchy by Shankar Vedantam March 10, 2008
Norway Debates the Promise, Costs of New Drilling by Juliet Eilperin August 20, 2007
It Takes Deep Pockets to Fight Global Warming by Michael Fitzgerald August 12, 2007
Warming Draws Evangelicals into Environmentalist Fold by Juliet Eilperin August 7, 2007
We Are Meant To Be Here by Steve Paulson July 3, 2007
The End of Eden by Michael Powell September 2, 2006
Illusions of a Starry, Starry Night by Michael Brooks June 4, 2005

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Medicine & Morality

Lessons from the IDF in Haiti by Qanta Ahmed March 7, 2010
Brains, Mind, Morality by Andrew Brown January 25, 2010
Is Dying a Criminal Act? by Cathy Lynn Grossman January 5, 2010
Culture of Death by William Saletan July 27, 2009
Prayer May Reshape Your Brain.... and Your Reality by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 20, 2009
Dying In A Brain Scanner, Sort Of by Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 17, 2009
Obama's Order on Stem Cells Leaves Key Questions to NIH by Rob Stein March 10, 2009
Winning Smugly by William Saletan March 9, 2009
Health Workers' 'Conscience' Rule Set to Be Voided by Rob Stein February 28, 2009
Rule Shields Health Workers Who Withhold Care Based on Beliefs by Rob Stein December 19, 2008
Infant Transplant Procedure Ignites Debate by Rob Stein August 14, 2008
Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights by Rob Stein July 31, 2008
It's Time for the Vatican to Accept IVF by Michael Brooks July 23, 2008
Susan Sontag's Final Wish by Steve Paulson February 13, 2008
Little Children by William Saletan February 10, 2008
Could Breakthrough End Political Debate over Stem Cells? by Sharon Schmickle November 20, 2007
New Trend in Organ Donation Raises Questions by Rob Stein March 18, 2007
Institute Practices Reproductive Medicine—and Catholicism by Rob Stein October 31, 2006
Woman in Vegetative State, Brain Shows Surprising Activity by Rob Stein September 8, 2006
Medical Practices Blend Health and Faith by Rob Stein August 31, 2006
Ethics vs. Responsibility in Medicine by Rob Stein July 18, 2006
A Medical Crisis of Conscience by Rob Stein July 16, 2006
For Some, There Is No Choice by Rob Stein July 16, 2006
Seeking Care, and Refused by Rob Stein July 16, 2006
Health Workers Face Issues of Moral Conflict by Rob Stein January 31, 2006
Health Workers' Choice Debated by Rob Stein January 30, 2006
South Korean Scandal Brings Worries in Stem Cell Projects by Cathy Lynn Grossman November 28, 2005
50 Years of Change by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 5, 2005
When Life's Flame Goes Out by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 4, 2005
Defining the Language of Life, Death by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 4, 2005
Quotes: Death and Dying by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 4, 2005
Where the Faiths Stand by Cathy Lynn Grossman October 4, 2005
When the Questions Get Difficult, Here's Where to Turn by Cathy Lynn Grossman September 28, 2005
Bioethics 'Expertise' Comes from All Corners by Cathy Lynn Grossman September 27, 2005

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Morality & Markets

Finance Minister by Michael Fitzgerald December 20, 2009
Satan, the Great Motivator by Michael Fitzgerald November 15, 2009
How to End Poverty by Michael Fitzgerald January 21, 2009
Does the free market corrode morality? by Cathy Lynn Grossman December 3, 2008
Can Community Gardens Save a City? by Michael Fitzgerald November 9, 2008
Financial Hardship and the Happiness Paradox by Shankar Vedantam June 23, 2008
Science Confirms: You Really Can't Buy Happiness by Shankar Vedantam July 3, 2006

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Commentary by Others

Review: 'The Hidden Brain' by Shankar Vedantam by Peter D. Kramer re Shankar Vedantam January 24, 2010
The Out-of-Sight Mind by Susan Pinker re Shankar Vedantam January 17, 2010
Not by Faith Alone by Christine Rosen re Barbara Bradley Hagerty May 29, 2009
Guardian Journalist Wins Orwell Book Prize by Alison Flood re Andrew Brown April 22, 2009

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