As Israel escalates its fight against Hezbollah, Jewish security organizations are on particularly heightened alert ahead of the High Holidays.

It’s been nearly forty years but once upon a time, I was called by a congregation to serve as its associate minister, with a focus on helping to develop their young adult ministry. I was twenty-eight at the time and…

Americans are leaving organized religion in staggering numbers. In the newly released book “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion,” Hope College psychology professor Daryl Van Tongeren offers ways to navigate the “grief, loss, pain, and longing” that often accompany such…

In the last couple of months, I have been doing several speaking engagements around the country. I talk about some of my previous work in The Nones, but also some of the analysis that I have been putting together for…

By now readers are likely familiar with the claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating peoples’ pets. It goes without saying that these claims are, as the Springfield City Manager put it, “baseless.” A week after vice presidential…

Every Bible includes some non-Bible parts. There are chapter and verse breaks, maps in the back, and dedication pages at the beginning. No one thinks those things are divinely inspired. But they’re in there.

Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate, saying its military domination has gone beyond the rules of war.

Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world.