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The Roulette wheel has spun more times than planet Earth, all in the hopes that a player’s prediction becomes a reality as the wheel grinds to a halt to

In recent columns I’ve been enthusing about Pascalian evangelism. The 17th-century thinker, Blaise Pascal, recommended a three-stage strategy with those who ‘despise religion’. First, show them Christianity’s respectability, then its desirability, then its truth. Over the next three columns, I’ll apply the strategy to three commonly raised questions in evangelism: ...

From the blog of Jonathan Sacks at The Times of Israel

Jonathan Haidt responds to critics and offers six propositions for evaluating the evidence.

There is value in naming our deepest desires, whether or not we truly believe that our prayers will accomplish tangible ends.

As Oscar Wilde once said, "The truth is never pure and rarely simple." Fair enough: Here are our Top 100 Documentaries of…

Sarah Hart explains the wondrous connections between mathematics and literature

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the FBI's tarring of Catholics as "extremists" cuts to the heart of government weaponization.

Books left behind after someone’s death can sometimes speak eloquently about the deceased.

“Call me Ishmael.” This has to be one of the most famous opening sentences in all of literature, and I’m embarrassed to say that — until quite recently — I..