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 ...

Discover how the Bahá'í Writings reconcile the age-old conflict between science and religion, advocating for a harmonious relationship that fosters societal progress.

As a non-religious person who firmly believes in the separation of church and state, I began reading Robert Gaviak’s column “Religions, science don’t belong in the same classroom” thinking I would ...

Do religion and science always have to be in conflict? Religion and science have had some famously messy fights, but do they always have to be in conflict? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, ...

For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...

When confronted with the challenge of young people leaving the Catholic faith, we might be tempted to think the problem is solely a “religious” one — one addressed by improving their experience of the ...

For the past 20 years, Elaine Howard Ecklund has studied scientists’ attitudes towards religion. What she’s found, through more than 40,000 surveys and nearly 2,500 confidential interviews, is that ...

Compared with U.S. adults who identify with a religion, “nones” have a more positive view of science. At the same time, most “nones” say that there are some things science cannot explain and that ...

Anne Marie Conlon’s Career Feature on scientists balancing work and faith (Nature 629, 957–959; 2024) mentions studies, by sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, that find that religious scientists tend ...

Professor Aaron Kitch takes a fresh look at William Shakespeare in his latest book, tracing the influence of classical, medieval, and early modern science on the playwright. Shakespeare maintained a ...

When conversations turn to religious diversity, it does not take too long before someone says something like “How can they believe such things?” where “they” refers to participants in some religion ...

A new study finds that spiritual practices play a role in prevention and recovery from substance abuse.