(The Conversation) — Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.

For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...

“We don’t have an identity crisis,” said ex-VP Mike Pence. Actually, we do. Mike De Sisti USA TODAY NETWORK At times, the first Republican presidential primary debate sounded like a sermon, with eight ...