Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative...

This video explores the etymology and metaphorical use of the word "profane" in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The analysis highlights the Prince's condemnation of the Capulets and Montagues, equating their feud-driven violence to a...

Ask a hundred people what they think religion is and you'll probably get a hundred different answers. However, to study religion we have bring together more general ideas about what religion is and what it does. This film, with Professor...

INTERVIEW: Armando Iannucci on the awards, on In the Loop being the most profane script to get a Nomination, on British Comedy, on doing another series of Thick Of It, on his favorite films at the The Orange British Academy Film Awards...

Christianity is the fastest growing religion in eastern, sub-Saharan Africa, and one of the reasons for its success is its ability to subsume other cultures. It's resulted in what some might see, as an unholy alliance between...