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From Anne Hutchinson to the HHS contraception mandate.

John Hick, a celebrated theologian and philosopher who died earlier this year, was drawn to issues that transcend any particular tradition—the question of evil, the meaning of suffering, life after death, and religious diversity.

A pair of evangelical professors have written a point-by-point refutation of the religious right’s favorite historian. The question remains: does it matter?

Is the human drive for immortality, from the Alexander the Great to Frankenstein to the latest technology-driven movements, just an illusion?

Grassroots “Mormons Building Bridges” effort spreads nationwide.

Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ widely condemned Islamophobic video is a travesty—but overreaction just distracts us from our common concerns.

Billboards, rallies, biting commentary—all this is meant to deconstruct the cultural worlds framing sacred texts and ideas, and to do deep damage to the stronghold religion has on life in the United States. I’m in favor of billboards, as well as other organized efforts to advance progressive values and life-affirming ethics. Why should theists alone be allowed to present their ideas in grand ways? The anger coming from theists when confronted with the absurdity behind some of their own faith commitments shouldn’t silence non-theists, and it doesn’t require special handling by public figures.

Two of the three judges who upheld the ruling were GOP appointees.