People typically look for God in miracles, in the perceived exceptions to the laws of nature or medicine. But what if we are all looking in the wrong place? Is God science? I do a lot of research on ...

The pious young scientist had a question about human origins and the attention of one of the foremost geneticists in the world. Standing up in a crowded Hilton-hotel conference room in Alexandria, Va.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For NPR correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty, religion is more than just a beat. Hagerty was raised as a Christian Scientist and grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories of healing illnesses ...

The public dialogue on Does God Exist? between Javed Akhtar and Mufti Shamail Nadwi, moderated by Saurabh Dwivedi, became one of the most intellectually charged conversations in recent public memory.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Author’s note: The following excerpt is the ...