Cynthia Rigby and the Texas Faith Panel tackle the question of when medical discoveries, such as knowing the entire of genome of a fetus, is taking knowledge too far.

According to a recent survey, two-third of responders think that religion coverage is too sensationalized. This week, the Texas Faith Panel, including Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby share their thoughts on the topic.

Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby and the Texas Faith Panel share their thoughts on whether or not religious freedom is under attack in America.

How would a foreign visitor with little knowledge of America see the state of religious faith today? Read the responses of the Texas Faith panel, including Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby.

In light of President Obama's recent announcement that he now favors the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry, he is not the only person to have changed his views. According to a study that attitudes toward same-sex marriage has changed significantly since the 1990s. The Texas Faith Panel, including Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby, examines the question: How do religious institutions and organizations know when to change?

The Texas Faith Panel, including Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby, continue their conversation on defining the common good. This week they respond to the question: How far should churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious institutions go in helping define the common good?

A new book, The Poetics of Iblis, by Professor Whit Bodman, associate professor of comparative religion, has garnered praise in the Indian press. The current issue of Frontline, "India's national magazine," carries this review.

The National Catholic Reporter has received a letter of support addressed to Catholic nuns, signed by 34 organizations representing Protestant women from New York to Austin, Texas. Cynthia Rigby, one supporter who helped gather signatures, said it was meant not as a petition, but as a theological letter. "It was so important to us that this reflect a collective voice," said Rigby, a theology professor at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, "because, theologically, we believe that communities of Christian believers, in this case communities of sisters in Christ, stand together."

The Texas Faith Panel, including Austin Seminary's Cynthia Rigby, respond to this week's question: Have Oprah and Deepak and the proponents of the "God Within" school caused more harm than good? Have they contributed to the deinstitutionalization of religion?

Melissa Wiginton shares her experience and insights from crossing the aisle at Q, a conference where "leaders from every sphere of society gather to learn, reflect, collaborate, and take action to renew culture" while sharing a "common commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ."