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?

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

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.

How can we, as parents, guide our children through a world that they know more about than we do?

Vision reviews three books that offer possible solutions to the challenges our planet faces as population steadily climbs, more cities become megacities, and the demand for food burgeons.

Is modern science giving us better insight into who and what we are and why we exist? Vision reviews three books that explore the meaning of life.

The authors of three recent books address the economic system, offering varied perspectives on where we have been and where we might be headed.

Interstellar, nominated for five 2015 Oscars, explores the meaning of love. Can a film shed light on such a vast subject, or should we look elsewhere?

Three books offer insight into how to better find and practice excellence, and how to avoid those habits and instincts that too often derail our efforts.

Are we future-positive or future-negative? When we look out at the world today, the question of what will happen next is not easy to answer.