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

Richard Dawkins believes that children should not have an unthinking faith implanted in them, which “requires no justification and brooks no argument.” On this occasion he actually agrees with the Bible.

Two stories from the 1967 Six-Day War—concerning David Ben-Gurion and Yasser Arafat—illustrate the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Returning to a nostalgic past may not be what is required to equip the family to face the rigors and pressures of modern life.

The year 2007 marks the 200^th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Vision gives a brief history of the origins of the African slave trade.

The apostle Paul travels to the city of the goddess Artemis to live and teach for three years before making his way to Jerusalem one last time.

Confronted with the evidence of the inhumanity of slavery, William Wilberforce’s hope was to abolish it throughout the British Empire.

America’s 16^th president is remembered in large part for his role in ending slavery. Read a few of his thoughts on that subject.

Now free after being enslaved and abused for five years, Maria Suarez speaks to Vision about how she is coping after her ordeal.

The J. Craig Venter Institute announces that researchers there have succeeded in synthetically recreating the genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium.

Elder abuse is being recognized as a growing problem around the world. But not every offense is necessarily classified as abuse.

Kevin Bales, author of Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, is considered the world’s leading expert on modern day slavery.

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

Happiness is a fairly new area of research. What can we learn about this elusive quality and how to attain it? Are there keys to happiness?

It has become increasingly difficult to maintain individual standards of morality and character, and to teach our children why morality matters.

How can we use the discoveries of neuroscience to help those who are grieving avoid the pitfalls that often lead to depression?

Some bereaved are more likely than others to be overlooked. Such people often do not receive the comfort they need in order to grieve properly.

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

Elder abuse is a growing problem everywhere, according to the World Health Organization and other agencies. Why is it so prevalent, and what can be done about it?

Elder abuse is a serious problem worldwide. But the problem isn’t inevitable: certain factors put some people at higher risk for inflicting it or becoming victims.