Science

Essay
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
The exhibit displays objects that speak to the integration of religion and science, not their conflict.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Essay
What Do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene Have in Common?
Religious motivation and political opportunism can create strange bedfellows.
By Joseph Stuart
Report
States of Disbelief: Non-Believers Wrestle with Life After Religion
In a secularizing America, nascent non-believers wrestle with life after religion, with science as a candle in the chaos.
By Elijah Hurwitz
Interview
The Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church
Michael J. O’Loughlin talks about his new book, “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.”
By Eric C. Miller
Report
Is Kosher Pork Still Impossible?
Why Impossible Food’s new vegan “pork” product was denied kosher status.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Report
Covid-19 Vaccines: Why Some Christians Decry Them as the “Mark of the Beast”
Covid-19 vaccines are only the latest in a long line of new technologies that have been considered a sign of the end times.
By Tiffany Firebaugh
Interview
Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe’s Faithful Quest to Heal a Divided World
The evangelical says, “I’m a climate scientist because I’m a Christian.”
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
Why Creationism Appears in Debates About Scientific Racism
“Creationism” has become a powerful rhetorical term in the Science Wars.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Report
Amid Covid Surge, Loved Ones Worry for These Unvaccinated Evangelicals
There is still vaccine skepticism among the faithful.
By Jason Koon
Essay
Religious Conservatives Won the Legal Battle Over COVID-19, But Not the War
COVID-19 has created both a boon and a problem for religious conservatives at the Supreme Court.
By Jenna Reinbold