It’s a common belief that scientists cannot be religious; the two modes of thinking and explaining the world seem opposed to one another.

Why are laurel wreath crowns so often associated with history’s conquering heroes?

Those who suffer with PTSD often ask, “Where was God in all of this? Doesn’t He care?” The reality is that God has been very much involved from the beginning, but other factors are at play.

Do you wonder whether you are being drawn to a different way of life as a result of what you read in Vision?

Knowledge of a catastrophic flood is known to be preserved in the ancient histories of 68 peoples, according to the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary.

What is religion? This module from our free online Bible study course, Foundations, explores the answer.

Apostles: First Followers and Their Faith helps establish the truth by viewing the lives of the apostles of Jesus from a more accurate perspective.

Popular references to our planet as Mother Earth, and to the natural forces that govern it as Mother Nature, bring to mind the ancient goddess Gaia.

Sir John Polkinghorne talks to Vision’s Dan Cloer about some of the deficiencies of science without religion.

What effect, if any, does religious belief have on us? Two books, both published in 2009, tackle the topic but come to very different conclusions.

Sixty years after their discovery, the Dead Sea Scrolls still spark controversy and debate. What have they established so far, and how will they be remembered?

The 60^th anniversary of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery spotlights another archaeological find that has been waiting in the wings for some time.

It’s a reality with a colorful history dating back to ancient empires: Powerful leaders sometimes fall prey to grand delusions.

Emperor worship inherited some of its concepts from the ancient East, where kings were considered sons of the gods.

Historically, would-be saviors who promised peace and prosperity failed to deliver. Can any human being or form of government ultimately deliver us or bring salvation?

Would eradicating all forms of religious belief remove terror from our world?

In the aftermath of Russia’s 1917 revolution, the exploitation of religious fervor helped foster one of the most murderous regimes in history.

Richard Dawkins’s 2006 book, The God Delusion, severely criticizes any belief in a personal, all-powerful God and vigorously promotes atheism.

Hitler and Mussolini exuded messianic pretensions even before they came to power, and later willingly accepted the divinity their adoring publics granted them.