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Misconceptions about the Bible—what it is and what it teaches—have led to wide-ranging distortions and doubts.

Because of a well-known list of seven deadly sins, many people have lived with the fear of terrible retribution after death. Where does this idea come from?

Dealing harshly or vengefully with those who harm us or disagree with us is human. It isn’t how Jesus, “the Man from Galilee,” taught His listeners to react.

How can we best understand the fact that human beings are capable of both heartwarmingly good deeds and unspeakably evil ones?

Unlike most later converts, Jesus Christ’s early followers didn’t consider themselves Christian. Why is that important?

From clergymen to politicians, Christians regularly invoke the name of Jesus and quote His words. Is that enough?

Our “-isms” and ideologies gain an all too easy foothold when we don’t check their origins.

Humility is a rare trait in leaders. Even more rare is the kind of humility that always puts the good of others ahead of personal gain.

Like so many autocratic leaders before him, Vladimir Putin is using religion to further his agenda.

Prejudging others based on their physical or other characteristics comes quite naturally. How can we overcome our racial and ethnic biases?

Has the world not gone terribly wrong in emphasizing monetary value over moral conviction, cash over right principles, assets over human worth?

It’s become increasingly clear to many that our global problems require global solutions. Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown is the latest to lend his voice to the discussion.

The decade following the 1918–20 flu pandemic is remembered as a time of freedom—both for growth and for selfish excess. How are the post-COVID 2020s likely to shape up?

Conspiracy theories have been with us for a long time. We’re now in the age of conspiracism: no need for a theory, just a social media platform.

“Truth is fallen in the street,” an ancient prophet told his people. He could just as easily have been talking about today.

We are by nature focused first on self. Until we change that, the world will never work for all of us.

Pandemics like COVID-19 were predicted, though few took notice. Where do we go from here?

The world doesn’t lack for immature adults living life at the mercy of negative emotions. Honest self-appraisal is the key to shattering a false self-image. But where to begin?

Insight Video: Existential risk comes in many forms and threatens our very survival as a species. But a single problem underlies all the others.

Solutions to the many existential threats facing the world today are elusive, in large part because of our own human nature. What can be done?