Lessons in life from a remarkable teacher.

What happens to a community when it loses its anchors? Our memories are getting fuzzy.

A line from a 1630 sermon has become a talking point for American politicians. They should read the original document a little more closely.

There’s magic in music… and the groups that shape us.

What if we set a new goal of putting our brains to work on the world’s greatest problems?

After years of decline, Christianity in the US is making a mini-comeback. What’s behind the change, and will it last?

A Russian dissident charts a path away from seasonal self-pity.

In this season of giving, which nations have the greatest number of “good samaritans” — and why?

‘Tis the season when a lot of places ask us for money. Most of us don’t.

We give all sorts of flimsy excuses for not showing our gratitude, but there are no good reasons.

It’s not that too many people care too much about the big issues of our time: it’s that too few people care at all.

The reasons we have so much trouble admitting that we were wrong about song lyrics tell us something about why it is so hard to change our beliefs on any subect.