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With the world’s number-one virtual currency so much in the headlines and yet so little understood, it’s a good time to look at its origin, volatile price—and surprising environmental implications.

Vision introduces its series on the Gospels as a full-length book in print and e-formats. What did Jesus mean when He talked about the kingdom of God?

Are we really as good as we like to think we are? For that matter, are other people as bad as we tend to think they are?

The plotlines of popular superhero movies may influence us more than any political broadcast ever could.

As Israel marks 70 years of statehood, we asked political scientist and peace negotiator Menachem Klein about his nation’s fulfilled expectations, its missed opportunities, and the road to peace.

Insight Video: We’ve entered the age of post-truth—where objective facts carry less weight than emotions and opinions. Is truth obsolete?

Maybe the political-economic system that prevails in the world today isn’t really a good option anymore.

How can we best understand the fact that human beings are capable of both heartwarmingly good deeds and unspeakably evil ones?

Greed, it’s often said, makes the world go round. While it may not be easy to counter such a natural human tendency, the benefits of doing so are huge.

If war starts in the minds of men, can the same be said for peace? Book review of The Invention of Peace by Michael Howard.

The modern penal system in many nations has been a failed experiment in rehabilitation. Are reformation and reconciliation possible for prisoners?

Abraham Lincoln hoped the American Civil War would result in lasting peace. What caused that devastating conflict? Can peace ever be achieved in this world?

Military organizations as well as non-state opposition groups in war-ravaged areas of the world often recruit children to serve as child soldiers.

Disease epidemics were once explained as expressions of God’s implacable anger over our sinful human nature. Then came modern science.

From genes to geophysics, our world is increasingly what we make it. But environmental philosopher Christopher Preston urges restraint.

Vision speaks with Malise Ruthven, a noted authority on Islam, about the events of September 11, 2001.

The year 2007 marks the 200^th anniversary of Britain and America outlawing human trafficking. Yet the slave trade is a flourishing reality.

Some who study trends that threaten human survival say we’re past the point of no return. Still, there’s reason for hope.

Several recent books address the allegation that God is dead. Does modern philosophy succeed in laying the God of the Bible to rest?

Understanding China’s current place in the world requires looking at the nation through a non-Western lens.