Q: I’m a 75-year-old man who’s never followed any formal religion but have always tried to do what I thought was right. As of late, I’ve been reading (with great interest) about something called Deism ...

In disputes over church-state separation, "ceremonial deism" has become a legal doctrine heavily relied upon by those who wish to defend governmental religiosity. Though the concept has been around ...

Today marks the 170th anniversary of the birth of Port Huron’s most favorite of sons, Thomas Alva Edison. Local residents swell with some justifiable pride at the mention of the great inventor, even ...

Recently in America magazine, Prof. Christopher Ruddy wrote a typically discerning and meditative article titled “Our Ecumenical Future: How the Bishops Can Advance Christian Unity” (November 8, 2010) ...

No merely civil religion alone can sustain a free republic. Though they aren’t journalists, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton broke one of the biggest stories in contemporary religion with ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has long walked a fine line between secular governance and religious expression. Through cases on the Pledge of Allegiance, Christmas displays, and war memorials, it developed ...

This essay uses Charles Taylor's recent description of secularity to rethink an important historical example of the relation among religion, reason, and education. Locating Locke's educational theory ...

Q: I'm a 75-year-old man who's never followed any formal religion but have always tried to do what I thought was right. As of late, I've been reading with (great interest) about something called Deism ...

In disputes over church-state separation, "ceremonial deism" has become a legal doctrine heavily relied upon by those who wish to defend governmental religiosity. Though the concept has been around ...