Social Science Research Council

The Economist writes about the recent move towards environmentalism by many religious groups and individuals.

Marc Kaufman discusses the attention paid by a recent Vatican council to the possibility of life beyond Earth.

In the Chicago Tribune, Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger write about the Christian Scientist proposal to get prayer covered by the new health care bill.

Diana Butler Bass calls progressive Christians to return to their historical roots this All Saints Day.

At Progressive Revival, Diana Butler Bass discusses witchcraft in African Christianity and its implications for reading Christianity in Africa and in the United States.

Richard Alleyne, science correspondent for the Telegraph, discusses a new interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.

In the Washington Post, Bruce Feiler discusses the ubiquity of representations of Moses in America’s capital.

Spiegel Online interviews German-Turkish writer Seyran Ates about sexuality in Islam.

Shohreh Jandaghian interviews Syrian filmmaker Diana El-Jeiroudi about her documentary, “Dolls,” which parallels the Fulla doll—a veiled, Middle Eastern Barbie—with “Manal,” a young mother in traditional Syrian society.

The Economist discusses the current troubles of the Muslim Brotherhood.