Religion
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The Transcendence of Tantric Sex
A psychologist argues science can take a lesson from ritual about how to heal. -
Why Doctors Should Start Taking Your Past Spiritual History
Sharing what meaning you take from illness can enhance your treatment and sense of well-being.Illustration by Len Small Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . A little over a decade ago, Farr Curlin, a physician and professor of medical humanities at Duke Divinity School, became curious about the spiritual lives […] -
Why Joel Osteen, “The Smiling Preacher,” Is So Darn Appealing
It’s hard to quantify charisma, but by any measure Joel Osteen has some pretty impressive stats. Every week, the man some call “The Smiling Preacher,” draws an estimated 43,500 individuals to his Lakewood Church, which he moved into a former professional basketball stadium just off Houston’s Highway 59 in 2005. Osteen’s weekly sermons are beamed […] -
How Will Our Religions Handle the Discovery of Alien Life?
What would your priest, rabbi, or imam say if we discovered alien life? Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . For the religious, knowing that life on Earth is not unique may demand radical new ways of thinking about ourselves: How special and sacred are we? Is Earth a privileged […] -
Blessed by Science: How Genetic Medicine Changed a Strictly Religious Community
A group of Hasidic Jews walking the streets of Brooklyndiluvi.com Anna i Adria via Wikipedia Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In 1983, Yosef Eckstein an ultra-orthodox rabbi in Brooklyn, New York, had reason to be happy: His wife had just given birth to their fifth child. But the […]
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Finding the Perfect Amount of Creativity in Cars & Religion
There is only a certain level of novelty that most people are willing to tolerate.
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Is Santa Claus a God?
Father Christmas bears some striking similarities to the divinities of many religions.
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To Understand Religion, Think Football
Sacred beliefs likely arose out of prehistoric bonding and rituals.
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Mutation Helps Create the Most Durable Religions
Traditional performers at the 2007 Mt. Hagen Cultural Show in Papua New GuineaIan @ ThePaperboy Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . When people think of religions, they tend to turn to of the big five: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Although these are the most popular religions in […]