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An ancient burial site was unearthed while building a badly needed emergency room. Contradicting the opinion of scientists, a group of Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis declared the bones Jewish, setting off a battle that has reached the highest seat of power and caused observers to question the role of religion in government decisions.

A new law in Nebraska requires doctors to screen women for mental problems before performing an abortion.

Reformed Theological Seminary forces out professor who suggested evolution is not incompatible with evangelicalism. A sign of fundamentalist retrenchment?

A response to a recent RD article/interview with filmmaker Lisa Darden.

Does the resurgence of the John Birch Society signal a Reconstructionist resurgence, too?

Might unions sponsor a theologian-in-residence program?

In the latest diavlog in RD’s collaboration with Bloggingheads.tv, Anthea Butler and Michelle Goldberg discuss the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, Christian militias, the GOP’s spiral of extremism, and more.

In studying the world of vampires, a young religion scholar is courted by MTV, forced to reckon with subtle energy (“psi”), and confronts the concerns of journalists who recall the disappearance of a colleague at work on a vampire story.

Is Easter drained of meaning if we acknowledge its borrowed practices and mixed origins? Is there a limit to how porous the boundaries between traditions should become?

A new study of contemporary workplace spirituality deconstructs the dehumanizing movements of the early 20th century and the personal development programs of the 60s though it fails to address any conflict between religion and capitalism.