The Christmas story suggests that we can somehow try to both be loyal members of our nations, our families, our tribes—and also to reach out to the broader human community of which we are also a part.

That little baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying so cutely in the manger is the biggest trouble maker in world history, and the shocking claims that Christianity makes about who he is and what he means irritate and antagonize people all over the world.

Looking back on 2014, we can see that the first victim of Russia’s war in Ukraine was not a state, but an idea.

In the course of an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep released earlier this week, President Obama tried to flatter the Supreme Leader and other assorted higher-ups in Tehran. Will it work?

Theists and atheists are different. While both groups think life means something, they understand that meaning in different ways.

A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fight against communism is receding into memory, but the struggle against Kremlin meddling in eastern and central Europe goes on.

Why do Christians and so many other people believe in an invisible ruler and creator of the universe—and then how does the Christian idea of God differ from the others?

The Gospels make a point of saying that Jesus was born of a virgin, but there is more to the story than the absence of a biological father.

The specifically Christian idea of the Virgin Birth is one of the most controversial and confusing theological concepts around, and a Yuletide blog which didn’t take on the topic wouldn’t be doing its job.

Forget about North Korea and The Interview: For decades Hollywood has been censoring its own output to protect access to the Chinese market.