In any discussion with Americans, especially Christians, about death and afterlife I find it difficult to bring up the ...

Molly Worthen’s religious history provides a fascinating counterpoint to Rauch’s polite intransigence, Alan Bean says.

Representation of many of the world's faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream ...

When most people hear the words “Bhagavad Gita,” they think of spiritual wisdom, deep life advice, or perhaps Krishna ...

A Buddhist monk-turned-Evangelical pastor has opened up about ... many of whom described nearly identical visions of Hell or Heaven, gave him the courage to speak out. “I started seeing that this is ...

Large majorities of Christians and Muslims hold each of these beliefs, as do more than half of all Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and religiously unaffiliated adults. Belief in heaven and belief in hell are ...

Buddha, observing the world from heaven, sees Kandatta suffering in hell because of his bad deeds in life. However, he remembers the occasion when Kandatta spared the life of a spider. As a result, ...

making the concepts of hell and heaven mostly unfathomable and not discernible to physical scales. People only know temporary measures to manage this distress that bounces back invariably after a ...