Although the potential for terrorism is not the only drawback of nuclear weapons, most experts agree that it poses the greatest world threat.

Bella DePaulo’s book about singles uses humor and sarcasm to explain, to singles as well as couples, that singles can be just as happy as their married friends.

During the Christmas season, people hear the account of Mary’s role as the mother of Jesus, but little of what is popularly believed about Mary is from the Bible.

Somewhere along the line the “doing well” aspect of building self-esteem seems to have been lost in the “feeling good” part of the message.

Many people view gambling, the legalized form in particular, as little more than harmless personal entertainment. Not everyone agrees, of course.

Almost every day the news carries a story about violence in society. Is our self-absorbed and morally ambivalent society failing its children?

Whether or not one believes global climate change is related to human use of fossil fuels, the politics of climate alternation seem to be here to stay.

Are fathers necessary? Based on the statistics, loving, engaged and committed fathers are perhaps more important than ever before.

Of all the difficulties single mothers face, their most distressing one may involve coming to grips with the current understanding about fathers.

A table offers a simple way to outline some fundamental observations of cosmology, along with standard and alternative interpretations of each.

Eric J. Lerner has written and done extensive research in the field of cosmology. It is on this subject that Vision recently interviewed him.

The most confounding question that arises from the big bang theory is a simple one: If the big bang is the origin of the universe, what happened before?

The prisoner Paul makes his way to Rome for a hearing before the famous Nero. But what might appear to be the end of the story is really just another beginning.

We now possess the means of exploring many of the great questions of our place in the universe. But will we find the answers we’re looking for?

The term “theory” in science is lavished only on ideas that appear to have predictive power. But is this like performing a magician’s secret-number trick?

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?

In his book Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI gives his understanding of Jesus after a lifelong theological study. Is it consistent with the biblical record?

David Hulme explores the question “What Makes Us Human?” from the generally overlooked perspective of the ancient Hebrew Scriptures.

By working backward through history, we find that Santa Claus has been with us in various guises for thousands of years.