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Saint Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, set the theological foundation for centuries of Christian thinking about faith and redemption—and for as many hundreds of years of implicit (and explicit) anti-Semitism. But what if Paul has been misread?

Gator quarterback Tim Tebow is sure that God is on his side, and he wears his Bible-based faith on his face. It has certainly brought attention to the team, but what kind of faith is so sure of itself, so convinced of its right to victory?

Obama’s appearance at the climate change meeting is unlikely to change our “cheap-energy mind,” but alert faith leaders could begin the necessary Great Turning by showing their followers that conservation isn’t a sacrifice but a blessing.

Two current cases involving religious (in this case Islamic) symbolism show the perilous relationship between religion and politics in civil society.

Instead of worrying about making friends, pols should focus on greater transparency and separation of church and state.

While most reports focus on the brutal massacre of over fifty Philippine citizens and the religious tensions that appear to be at work, beneath the surface it looks a lot more like a good old-fashioned power struggle.

The AIDS epidemic is a justice issue, not a moral one, theologian Beverley Haddad explains—in the face of overwhelming challenges, there is no room for regressive moralizing from religious leaders.

Buddhism, which has a larger US population than either Islam or Hinduism, has had a sizable and growing impact on American culture. So why no representative on the Obama administration’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships?

A proposed measure in Uganda would make repeated homosexual activity punishable by death. Anti-gay activists in the United States may think that it goes too far, but they laid the groundwork for it.

By the time this book tour is finished, she will have succeeded in splitting the republican party, solidifying a new hard right religious base, and making enough money to turn Alaska into the New Jerusalem.