In “Are Sacred Texts Sacred? the Challenge for Atheists” (The Chronicle Review, September 21), Carlin Romano asks what the atheist’s position should be on sacred texts. Incredibly, he concludes that ...

As I scrolled through Twitter, filled with rage at recent events, I came across a tweet that quoted chapter 31 of the book of Jeremiah: “A cry is heard in Ramah — Wailing, bitter weeping — Rachel ...

How should we approach seemingly inconsistent messages in sacred texts? Religious types insist that contradictions in sacred scriptures are not cardinal flaws. They blame it on artistic classification ...

Sacred Texts of War is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, ...

For many years, I’ve stood with members of my congregation in our cemetery — not to bury a person, but to bury books. There are no eulogies. We lower tattered prayer books, weathered bibles, Passover ...