Not all atheists are created equal. Some raise sincere questions; others simply attack. Learn how to respond to both effectively. Sébastien Norblin, “St. Paul in Athens,” 1844 (photo: Public Domain) ...

Can we not expect theories about God's nature to have scientifically tractable consequences, as the protagonists of the Scientific Revolution believed, the main fruit of which was Newton's system? It ...

Editor's Note: This article is part of the Register’s symposium on Vatican II at 60. In the view of Joseph Ratzinger, Gaudium et Spes’ three paragraphs on atheism “may be counted among the most ...

O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: It is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath, that you are held over in the hand of that God. American faith ...

To start these conversations, I usually ask the guest to define their spiritual identity. And when I asked this of author Vanessa Zoltan, she replied that she's a Jewish atheist. That is interesting ...

Many Americans are leaving their faith behind. While fewer than 3% consider themselves atheists, about 20% of Americans don’t identify with any religion, according to a Pew Study. CNN’s documentary, ...

I didn't know what fire and brimstone was until I made a throwaway claim recently during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. It seemed pretty unaudacious at the time, but by dropping the ...

The rise of new atheism has attracted significant attention but its novelty is often assumed rather than explained. By exploring the origins of new atheism and drawing comparisons to earlier atheist ...

Some people find it incredible their otherwise intelligent friends believe in a God, a Virgin Birth or the Resurrection of Christ. Others find it incredible that their otherwise intelligent friends ...

Atheists are one of the fastest growing groups in the world. At the same time, the latest Pew poll shows that they’re the most distrusted group in America, and Americans would be less likely to ...