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Awareness of death can lead people to strengthen and defend their own religious beliefs, according to a recent psychological study led by MU researcher…

For some, there's a clear separation of religion from reason, reason from religion.But that's not the way author C.S. Lewis saw it.To him, religion and…

Note: KBIA's faith and values desk is trying something new. Each week, we'll bring you a quick look at the religion news happening all over the state.…

It's one thing to say you'll go on a big volunteer trip. But doing it? That seems much harder. Just ask Jimi and Cristi Cook. The Cooks are the…

The Pentagon announced Thursday that women can serve in combat positions. But take a look through history -- and religious traditions -- and you'll see…

Since 2008, the Islamic Center of Central Missouri has been without an imam – a central community leader in Islam. Although Columbia’s Muslim community…

Atheism is not usually considered a faith -- so why has our faith and values desk covered it? In this week's update, we bring you an answer.Greg Lammers,…

In this week's faith and values update, we hear from Kelsey Gillespy, the Catholic writer for Columbia Faith and values. She just finished a made-at-home…

Columbia’s Orthodox Christian community is growing – at least, that’s what churchgoers say it feels like.*Clarification: The audio version of this story…

Happy Thanksgiving – that’s one holiday greeting you hear at this time of year that’s not part of a specific faith tradition.The idea of giving thanks…