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Spirituality and Medicine

Scientists and medical practitioners are taking a fresh look at the ways that patients’ religious beliefs affect their healthcare needs. When we think of the frontiers where religion and science intersect — in conflict, harmony, or confusion — we might envision a philosophical debate at a university, a particle accelerator probing the origins of the universe, or perhaps a high-stakes courtroom battle like the Scopes “Monkey” trial. For most people, though, the realms of the spiritual and the scientific meet most practically on the sickbed. Doctors, nurses, and other health care providers, along with patients and their loved ones, are…

A New Window on Supermassive Black Holes and their Cosmological Roles with Millimetre-Wave Observations

Experimental Signatures of Quantum Gravity using Ultracold Atoms

Did Religion Help the Rise of Civilizations in the Americas?

Religions and the Emergence of Civilizations in the Americas In our contemporary culture, it is often assumed that organized religion is a conservative force that impedes the development of human societies. Depending on one’s allegiances, one may view religion as an obstacle that must be overcome, or as a fortification against society’s descent into chaos. But rarely does anyone stop and ask the question, “To what degree might religion actually contribute to cultural innovation and progress of a society?” Historians in recent years have challenged the modernist assumption that religious institutions are obstacles to human flourishing. Rather than accepting this…

Devotion as an Expression of Spiritual Yearning: Conceptual and Empirical Investigations

Building Faith and Astronomy Awareness

Meeting the Moment

Contributions of the Psychology of Religion/Spirituality to the Social Determinants of Health Paradigm

How God Works Podcast (Seasons 3-6)

Understanding the development of moral concern