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Recently released results from a survey of mainline clergy reveals that, when policies are portrayed honestly, the number of clergy who support same-sex marriage, adoption, etc., nearly doubles.

Four young Muslims attempted to bomb a New York Synagogue committed to interfaith work. A Muslim and a Rabbi point to the bad theology behind terrorism and the path forward.

Activists and advocates have launched an initiative to further the understanding of the role of religion and spirituality in mental health. Conferences next month will bring clergy and mental health workers together to break new ground.

Deconstructing the systematic political theology in the president’s Easter address; are American soldiers merely imitating Christ?

Specters abound in the contemporary world, and they are every bit as terrifying as Hamlet’s were. Think of the invisible, ghostly threat of “terror”; think of the terrifying specter of one’s life’s savings vanished in an instant.

The director of a new documentary talks about Dick Cheney’s daughter, the arrogance of power, and the days when Republicans weren’t anti-gay.

While President Obama’s speech has been praised, criticized, and otherwise picked over, an eminent conservative chosen to “balance” the president’s pro-choice position gave a surprisingly philosophical talk that may have unsettled conservative activists.

Bush-era intelligence briefings featured cover pages subtitled with decontextualized and misunderstood scripture in deference to the piety of the administration. Where were the Christian and Jewish moderates, and why didn’t they denounce this extremism?

Conservative bogeyman? Militant black nationalist? Cool screen-print? This quintessential intellectual was so much more.

Is it time for a non-Catholic on the Supreme Court? Or, put another way, should we not insist that the Court be religiously diverse?