Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

Noted art historian Sister Wendy Beckett has written numerous books and is known to millions through her BBC television series. Despite her fame, Sister Wendy spends much of each day in silent ...

Many years ago, I served a church in rural New Hampshire. The church was located on the top of a hill. One winter afternoon, I decided to take the serpentine road from the church down to the highway.

On March 31, The Forum gave front-page play to an Associated Press science story about a $2.4 million scientific study of the effect of intercessory prayer on heart patients. The supposed result of ...