As David takes Saul’s place on the throne of Israel, he shows himself to be a man of great strength but also of serious weaknesses.

King David’s character was multifaceted. How is it that for all his weaknesses, God could still call him “a man after his own heart”?

Insight Video: The Trinity dogma is described as “the central doctrine of the Christian religion” yet “enveloped . . . by a kind of darkness.” How can that be?

It’s no secret that Benito Mussolini saw himself as a 20^th-century Roman emperor. But new evidence confirms that he also thought of himself as the savior—the Christlike messiah—of the Italian people.

Science has given us answers to many questions, but what gives us confidence in those answers? Can what we come to believe actually bring about our demise?

Insight Video: What makes us human and sets us apart from other species? Is it self-awareness or free moral agency, conscience, or the capacity to imagine? It’s more than you might think.

Vision reviews three books addressing the increasingly insistent claim that without religion, there would be much less war and violence in the world.

Biochemist Jennifer Doudna talks to Vision’s Dan Cloer about a genetic-engineering breakthrough that has profound implications for biology and medicine.

Terrorism is nothing new. Yet a meaningful definition remains elusive, understanding the issues is a challenge, and a lasting solution seems more than we can hope for. Are there answers?

With random acts of terror clearly on the increase around the world, what can you do to minimize your chances of becoming a victim?

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

David, having been named as Israel’s next king, finds himself the target of the doomed monarch, Saul.

In the face of human nature, ideal government has proven elusive. Still, there’s one option we haven’t yet tried.

Insight Video: For centuries Christians have celebrated Christ’s resurrection on Sunday. But does the Bible really describe an Easter Sunday resurrection?

Insight Video: In 2016 Easter took place a month out of sync with the Jewish observance of Passover. Yet according to the New Testament, Jesus was crucified at the same time the priests would have been killing the Passover lambs.

Three historians undertake a careful review of one of the world’s ancient empires, encouraging readers to take another look at long-accepted facts and interpretations.

The period of the judges comes to an end when the ancient nation of Israel demands a king—for better or for worse.

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

What’s the answer to the perennial problem of food shortages and famine?