Oxford to study faith in God
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University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God. The grant to the Ian Ramsey Center for Science and Religion will bring anthropologists, theologians, philosophers and other academics together for three years to study whether belief in a divine being is a basic part of mankind's makeup.
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Jason Robinson has said that he turned to his faith after he was asked to be England captain by coach Andy Robinson. Robinson, who is a devout Christian, will lead England against Canada at Twickenham on Saturday.
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SANDY -- "Search for Significance Study" will be offered by Sandy Ridge Community Church, 1829 E. 10600 South, on Thursday at 7 p.m.  The study will confront the fears of shame, hopelessness, what others think about you, unworthiness and perfectionism.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's son Nicholas made the grade in his final school exams and will follow in his father's footsteps to Oxford University.
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Church of England's new head of education suggest controversial theory should be taught in schools.
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Should be interesting The Vatican will publish the minutes of the Pope's recent meeting with his former doctoral students in which he discussed the Catholic Church's position on the origins of life, evolution, and creationism.â¦
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Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been embraced in a most unlikely place: at Bob Jones University, the influential Christian college that teaches that his Mormon church is a cult.
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In the first of a two-part series on Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs and Africaâs first woman Nobel Peace Prize winner, religious writer Joseph Ngala traces her humble beginnings and story of courage that is bound to offer inspiration to a world that still
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A look at the religion's theological roots and how the faith took hold in the region.
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It&#39;s a conflict between personal faith and modern-day, big-money sports, a matter of private belief open to public scrutiny. And it poses a question: Where does an athlete&#39;s allegiance lie when religion collides with sport?
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Former President Jimmy Carter will receive an honorary doctorate from Britain's prestigious Oxford University, officials said Friday.
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Q&amp;A: The Anglican Bishop of Durham argues that Biblical teaching on the afterlife has been distorted
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France will start enrolling future Muslim prayer leaders into secular universities next autumn to teach them the law, civics and history they need to integrate, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview.
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Oxford University is to cut its intake of British students and increase the numbers of non-Europeans entering its colleges, in a bid to bolster its ailing coffers, the British press reported.
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OXFORD, England (CNS) Catholic leaders have reacted cautiously to a major Anglican Communion report that establishes guidelines for tackling controversial issues such as blessing same-sex unions and ordaining ...
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In Mike Ruth's eyes, God has a plan for him. One of the greatest New England college football players in history, Ruth said he trusts God's plan, even though he has lost everything: his home, his health, his marriage, his livelihood, even his freedom when he has landed behind bars.
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Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.