(RNS) — Would you buy a house where you knew there had been a murder? Researchers asked that question and found that 64% of Americans would be disinclined to take such a step. That discomfort held ...

(RNS) — They reject climate science but accept medical science, according to the National Survey of Religious Leaders published this week. (RNS) — For years, studies have suggested that many white ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to the brain. A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for ...

The conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Babson College have found. Clashes between the use of ...

As organized religion declines, the human instinct for ritual, purpose, and belonging is quietly finding new places to live.