Joe Richman: Everything is about stories
There is no more important thing you can do than to get other people to tell you their stories, says the founder of Radio Diaries.
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David Briggs: Is religion in America in decline?
Americans remain remarkably religious in both belief and practice. However, recent research shows that every indicator of traditional religiosity is either stable or declining -- with none on the rise -- suggesting that American religion has slowly but unmistakably declined in recent decades.
Erin Lane: Feminism is about men, too
And right now men may need to examine their own stake in gender equality.
The improbably successful King James Bible
Historian David C. Steinmetz looks back at how a committee of unlikely authors developed the King James Bible, which is the second most popular translation of the Bible in the U.S. 400 years after its introduction.
Cynthia Weems: Disappointment in March Madness and church
Maybe we get so disgusted with our sports heroes because they are just like us -- unable to live up to expectations.
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How Americans view God
Americans have vastly different conceptions of the role that God plays in their lives, Baylor University sociologists Paul Froese and Christopher Bader write in their book “America’s Four Gods.” But there is a powerful force for civility at the core of nearly all Americans’ faith life: love.
Religious freedom in America
Americans prize religious freedom for their own beliefs but are less protective of the religious liberties of other groups. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of national attitudes and beliefs relating to the free exercise of religion.
Jessica Bratt: Beyond civility
I am disheartened by the vitriol in current social and political discourse. But let’s not pretend that civility will fix it.
Mark Ralls: Tucson as privation of the good
Christians surrender the vocabulary of evil at our peril.
Robert D. Putnam: America's grace
In his classic book, “Bowling Alone,” Robert D. Putnam chronicled the decline of social capital in the U.S. In his new book, “American Grace,” he examines religious institutions and Americans’ tolerance for religious diversity.