When this column began, each week the top of the page sported artwork featuring symbols of various religions. I was often asked what they meant. This response originally ran in January 1998 and was an ...

For thousands of years, humans have looked to the skies, pondered the mysteries of life and death, and sought meaning in the world around them. This deep curiosity and yearning for understanding led ...

Some describe religions as only superficially similar, but fundamentally incompatible. Different religions have their unique way of diagnosing human issues and suggesting contrasting remedies. Many ...

From August 14 to 18, 2023, I attended a Parliament of the World Religions in Chicago. The gathering drew together more than 7,000 people representing about 100 countries and more than 200 different ...

What can religion do for global systemic challenges? Examples of such challenges might include: climate change, fair economic growth, fight against diseases, food security, gender parity, global ...

Hinduism, often regarded as one of the world's oldest religions, has not only deeply shaped the spiritual and cultural fabric ...