Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The distinctive emphasis on healing in Christian history. Amanda Porterfield’s sweeping study, Healing in the History of Christianity, reminds us that interest in religious healing is nothing new. In ...

Many people live with shame and self-doubt tied to religious messages without realizing it. How to recognize religious harm ...

As a Christian, is it difficult to find somewhere or someone you can trust with your life’s details? Are you imprisoned by pain, emotions, bad habits, or difficult relational dynamics? I am a biblical ...

Ten years ago, this June, Jim Obergefell stood outside the Supreme Court marking a historic win the court case in his name that legalized same sex marriage. Jim Obergefell Archival Tape Today's ruling ...

In my years of practice, I have had the honor of helping many individuals recognize and heal from religious trauma. As you can imagine, when something so sacred as religion is used in a way by the ...

His subordinate priests last week commanded elderly Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, to write them out an Office for faith healing. They want him to prescribe what unctions to use, how to ...

How aware am I of my neighbor or their mental status, and what can I do to help? ... We also have to work on our mental ...