Cheryl White, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where she holds the endowed ...

A 15-year-old's interaction with a magazine highlights our declining engagement with print. Professor Joel Halldorf's book, 'Reading Matters,' traces the book's sophisticated evolution from ancient ...

Most U.S. Protestant churchgoers say they value and regularly engage the Bible, but only 31% read it daily. Lifeway Research found that Bible engagement supports spiritual growth and faith retention, ...

Two million books, housed across a sprawling building, free for anyone to borrow and read. That's the wealth that Anke Gowda, ...

Mike Johnson’s foray into biblical exegesis reveals nothing new but does rehash an old evangelical template of “two kingdom” theology.

Mike Johnson argues biblical passages support border security and immigration enforcement, saying Scripture gives civil ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Texas may require public school students to read passages from the Christian Bible. The proposal is part of a new statewide mandated reading list under review by the State Board of Education. A ...

Students at Laura Welch Bush Elementary School receive books during a last day of school party promoting summer reading in Houston, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle Texas public ...