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The Nuremberg Code isn’t just for prosecuting Nazis − its principles have...
The dock of defendants seated during the Doctors Trial at Nuremberg.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum via Wikimedia CommonsAfter World War II, Nuremberg, Germany, was the site of trials of Nazi...
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Retirement doesn’t just raise financial concerns – it can also mean feeling...
Retirement doesn’t just lead to concerns about money. It also raises questions about one’s usefulness in the world.LaylaBird/E+ via Getty imagesMost discussions of retirement focus on the financial...
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Is ‘coaching’ a shortcut to mental health care? Not so fast − here are key...
Life coaching can provide helpful services for some people, but scrutiny is needed.The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesLife coach, wellness coach, business coach, weight loss coach, breakup...
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7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is...
Bangladeshi authorities patrol the Jamtoli refugee camp in Bangladesh.Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of Rohingya in Bangladesh marked the seven-year anniversary of...
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What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?
An image of the Shroud of Turin, which purports to show the face of Jesus.Pierre Perrin/Sygma via Getty ImagesThe Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, houses a fascinating artifact: a...
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How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first used the term “AIDS” on Sept. 24, 1982, more than a year after the first cases appeared in medical records. Those early years of the crisis were...
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Trump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 30, 2024.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesOf all the questions confronting voters in the 2024 U.S....
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As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at one of the words that will...
Russell M. Nelson, with his wife, Wendy Nelson, looks at the audience after speaking at a devotional in 2019 in Orlando, Fla.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesOn Sept. 9, 2024, The Church of Jesus...
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Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was...
A group of teenagers marching during a civil rights rally. Bettman via Getty ImagesFifty-eight years ago in the summer of 1966, a group of Black church leaders took out a full-page advertisement in The...
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Putting a spiritual spin on my love affair with vinyl
Vinyl records are becoming the music industry's highest-grossing physical format.eclipse_images/Collection E+ via Getty imagesI am a vinyl record aficionado. My father, also a musician, recently gave...
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Medieval theology has an old take on a new problem − AI responsibility
Ethicists wrestling with AI's responsibility for its actions, vis-a-vis its creators' responsibility, could learn a few things from theology.'The Creation of Adam' from the Sistine Chapel, by...
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Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation −...
For many people, it's easy to defend misinformation if they think it serves a larger truth.moodboard/Connect Images via Getty ImagesMany voters are willing to accept misinformation from political...
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What are halal mortgages?
Islamic finance allows Muslim families to purchase homes on interest-free mortgages.faidzzainal/E+ collections via Getty imagesThe growth of “halal mortgages” over the past 20 years has expanded...
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Intoxication nation: a double shot of US history
Having a beer in Raceland, La.Russell Lee for Farm Security Administration/WPAUncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to...
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How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel
Jewish settlers pray in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in July 2024.AP Photo/Ohad ZwigenbergThe increase in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank over the past year has been...
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Self-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains
Forgiving yourself can be a sign of moral growth − but only if you put in the work.Stephanie Verhart/E+ via Getty ImagesAs the Jewish High Holidays approach, which begin with Rosh Hashanah and continue...
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A video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most...
Gaming enthusiasts at the 2023 Gamescom gaming fair on Aug. 23, 2023, in Cologne, Germany.Sascha Schuermann/Getty ImagesThe recent launch of the video game “Black Myth: Wukong” has broken numerous...
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Continuing crackdown on churches and NGOs moves Nicaragua further from...
A man prays at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, in August 2022.Oswaldo Rivas/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Nicaraguan government recently shut down more than 1,500 nonprofits...
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What America’s history can teach us about debates on religious freedom and...
The decline in church attendance has not resulted in a diminished Christian presence in American public life.selimaksan/E+ via Getty images.Supporters of both major U.S. political parties tend to claim...
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How the US government can stop ‘churches’ from getting treated like real...
Uniformed members of Trail Life USA present the colors at the Family Research Council's 2018 Values Voter Summit.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Family Research Council is a conservative advocacy...
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