As a medical student, Dr. Julie Oyler was told to remove the cross she wore on the lapel of her white coat. As a resident, Dr. Aasim Padela was told he wouldn’t have time to recite Islam’s five daily ...

When a person’s faith conflicts with their doctor’s medical advice, the road to recovery may become more difficult to navigate but not impossible, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when ...

In an excerpt from his new book, Bad Faith, physician Paul Offit argues that religion need not be the enemy of science or medicine, but that too often misguided believers pervert the cause of healing.

When it comes to religion and medicine, much of the research so far has focused on how discussions of faith affect patients, but a new effort out of the University of Chicago examines more closely how ...

The Rev. Curtis Whitaker of Progressing Community Church International is on a mission. The Gary pastor wants to create an oasis of organic locally grown produce in the heart of the city to transform ...

What if Tim Tebow was a physician? Think about it and about his remarkable streak and the power of positive thinking. Think about the word association between "faith" and "religion." It is so strong ...

The healing promise of faith—its capacity to stanch bleeding or eviscerate physical illness—appears in some of the oldest texts of Western culture. The gospel accounts attributed to Matthew, for ...

Major Charles Seligman, a U.S. Air Force chaplain stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, has traveled to Yale monthly since August to study the concept of healing. Seligman is one of 15 clergy ...

Thirteen-year-old Ezadin Mahmoud was pronounced dead on August 27th, 2014, in Portland, Maine. His heart was beating and his breath was still warm, but his brain stem had been severed. He had been ...

As a physician who professes Christianity, I often encounter situations where religion and medicine intermingle with one another. These situations pose unique challenges and opportunities. During ...