Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University is now pretty much the dean of American sociologists of religion. Much like the late Rev. Andrew Greeley, Wuthnow is a very prolific author, penning a book about once a year.

The political divisions a theologian failed to foresee

Supporters of traditional marriage must denounce unjust discrimination against homosexuals.

Two different responses to racial inequality and isolation in South Africa.

Two of the most stirring images of the Pope Francis center on a person with a disability.

As South Africans prepared to bury Nelson Mandela on December 6, tributes from around the world began pouring in, acclaiming a man who brought South Africa back from the brink of revolution and through a slow, sometimes painful process of reconciliation.