During the Christmas season, people hear the account of Mary’s role as the mother of Jesus, but little of what is popularly believed about Mary is from the Bible.

In the last days before His crucifixion, Jesus gives His followers some keys to staying faithful until His promised return.

A holistic rather than a mechanistic view of human beings suggests that we are more than the sum of our parts.

Alfred Adler saw no need to reject religion. In fact, his face-to-face, holistic approach to working with patients was rooted in a well-known biblical precept.

Environmentalism is the subject of heated debate all over the globe. But where do we end up when we set aside political and commercial questions?

Vision publisher David Hulme interviews theologian John Garr, president of Restoration Foundation, for the Vision.org documentary Quest for the Real Paul.

Values play a key role in our understanding of history. A shift in those values may demand that we recontextualize the past.

What is it about human beings that makes us always want to push the limits? When it comes to the frontiers of medical science, is it possible to go too far? 

In his semi-retirement from a long career focusing on outer space, scientist Robert Nathan is focusing on how humans can extend their life on earth.

Insight Video: Is it possible to be in politics without becoming tainted by political corruption?

Several major religions today teach the immortality of the soul, though each puts its own fingerprint on the idea.

Kevin Bales, author of Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, is considered the world’s leading expert on modern day slavery.

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we all live within our own cultural bubble—a bubble that can determine what we see, how we think and how we act.

The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry. While the world celebrates a century of scientific progress, we have to ask how our dreams of a synthetic utopia might end.

Insight Video: In his 2012 book, Pope Benedict acknowledges that the traditional Christmas story is not accurate in many respects. Scholars have been pointing this out for decades, but does it really matter? Why should truth trump tradition?

Do we make our best decisions when we push emotion out in favor of logic?

Author and early-church historian Paula Fredriksen discusses the life and times of the apostle Paul.

Will the International Space Station play a role in the human conquest of space? Or is there another route to the ends of the universe?

As the world celebrates the centennial of the Nobel prizes, Vision interviews Irwin Abrams, the foremost expert on the history of the Nobel peace prize.

How can we cope (or help someone else cope) with the death of a loved one?