The world’s major religions offer different perspectives on God, morality, suffering, life, and what may come after death.

From rabbis to priests to imams—each major religion has its own spiritual leaders and traditions. This breakdown explains who ...

What can religion do for global systemic challenges? Examples of such challenges might include: climate change, fair economic growth, fight against diseases, food security, gender parity, global ...

When this column began, each week the top of the page sported artwork featuring symbols of various religions. I was often asked what they meant. This response originally ran in January 1998 and was an ...

Re “Religion’s Role, Revisited,” by Lauren Jackson (Sunday Styles, April 20): About a third of the way into this essay, I realized that the author was on the wrong track. Religion is not about the ...