St. Augustine observed long ago that “whatever appears in the divine Word that can be referred neither to virtuous conduct nor to the truth of faith must be taken to be figurative.” I think the key ...

We know faith is the most important thing when it comes to a strong, healthy, and loving relationship with the Lord. But sometimes we have questions: Why does a loving God “allow” bad things to happen ...

Science, Religion, and Deep Time. To purchase, click. If Big History will not ask the God question, perhaps we should turn to Cosmic History. In a previous post I contended that the task of Big ...

“O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 NLT) A Sunday school teacher gave the kids in her class an assignment to write down any questions they had for ...

Secular humanistic parents and educators face unique challenges in speaking to kids about God. One of the challenges in Humanistic Jewish education is answering students’ questions concerning the ...

At Easter 1966, millions of Americans picked up what would become one of the most notable magazine covers in the history of the genre: TIME’s stark question asking “Is God Dead?” In retrospect, the ...

We saw in our previous article that the fact that God in the Bible asks questions does not imply that his omniscience is limited. On the contrary, we argued that his asking questions was a way in ...

If He wants to have meaningful relationship with us, it will require dialogue. The ability to ask questions is part of what makes us human. Animals have significant communicative abilities—the ability ...

With the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, continued racial injustice and in the midst of life's inevitable and trying proverbial storms, people may find themselves asking, “Why, God?” “Why do we ...

The Question of God is produced by Tatge/Lasseur Productions in association with WGBH and Walden Media. Director Catherine Tatge; Producer Dominique Lasseur; Executive Producers Mike Sullivan, ...

Editors’ note: This discussion between Finkielkraut and Manent was conducted by Vincent Trémolet de Villers and Eugénie Boilait for Le Figaro, which published it on October 26. It is translated and ...