Regis Nicoll

In a recent New York Times article, writer Jodi Kantor chronicles the faith journey of Senator Barach Obama who emerged from a secular family to...

In the nineteenth century, Lord John Morley had a dream: ‘The next great task of Science is the building of a new religion.’” Considering the...

Anyone who hasn’t noticed the increased tension between science and religion over the last few decades, needs to get out a little more. Today,...

The senseless massacre at Virginia Tech is but the latest in a long line of tragedies, like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Indonesian tsunami,...

If Christ's resurrection is true, it is the most important event in all of history. But if it is symbolic, the name Jesus Christ has no more...

I was stunned to hear of John Edwards’s decision to continue with his presidential bid after learning about the return of his wife’s breast...

It looks like 2009 will be the year of Charles Darwin. In honor of his two hundredth birthday and the 150th anniversary of his revolutionary...

The Holy Grail of science is the Theory of Everything (TOE)—a creative and unifying principle from which all laws and phenomena follow, from the...

Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has both the religious right and cultural left in an uproar. In a recent commentary...

When you're being peppered with “incoming” from your own camp, it's a clue that sumpin's gotta give. Despite its long run on the New York Times...

During the Academy Awards this year, I found myself wondering whether I was watching a run-up to the Democratic National Convention. Among the...

That’s right! At least according to award-winning filmmakers James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici, whose documentary to that effect will be shown...

On Tuesday, the Kansas Board of Education overturned science guidelines that questioned the validity of Darwinian evolution. In addition, the Board...

A survey a while back asked the question: "What makes an equation great?" According to Dr. Crease, philosophy professor at State University in New...

Until recently, I had never encountered a person who seriously questioned the existence of Jesus...

Until recently, I had never encountered a person who seriously questioned the existence of Jesus. Sure, I've known folks who said he was an...

After four centuries of growing tension, the battle lines between secularism and religion have sharpened, owing in large measure to the efforts of...