World War I has been described as the war to end all war. The ensuing years—most notably, the Second World War—showed that this thought was ridiculously naïve.

Democracy seems to be catching on around the world. Does that mean peace is just around the corner?

People think forgiving is forgetting everything. From my personal perspective, it’s not.

Although it is impossible to be completely safe from identity theft, there are many simple and inexpensive steps that can be taken to reduce the danger.

Vision examines the evidence for the teaching that the apostle Peter spent time in the capital of the Roman Empire and founded the church there.

China’s First Emperor, of the short-lived Qin dynasty, had extravagant ambitions—not only for his earthly life but for the afterlife he anticipated.

Vision explores what it takes to build resilience for robust emotional health in an increasingly turbulent world.

Russia’s struggle for national identity sheds light on our own need to know who we are and what’s expected of us.

As the apostle Paul’s life draws to a close, he continues to demonstrate his sincere concern for those under his care and for those who will carry on his ministry.

Zionist ideology formed the core of David Ben-Gurion’s identity. From his youth, the importance of settlement in the land was central to his views.

Many people believe that we can watch anything and everything to no ill effect. But is this true?

If new stem cells could be grown in the lab, could a patient’s cells be cloned and used to replace or repair his degenerative disease?

In Flat Earth News, Guardian journalist Nick Davies shows how a vocation that once prided itself on uncovering the truth is no longer able to do so.

How much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else’s head? And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?

When Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, he likely did not envisage how long the conflict with the Arab world would persist.

In 1896 Theodor Herzl published The Jewish State (Der Judenstaat), the basis for his reputation as the father of political Zionism.

Broadly speaking, Israeli political philosophy follows two main schools of thought: political Zionism and revisionist Zionism.

NASA’s robotic spacecraft Phoenix’s Martian mission is to look for evidence of organic molecules and the history of a habitable environment in the planet’s past.

Until recently it was generally thought that we are incapable of producing new brain cells after early childhood.