There are many moments — the loss of a job, finding out you have cancer, a child’s walk home from school in a dangerous neighborhood — when faith in a loving God watching over you can provide comfort and hope, several…
Henri Nouwen’s intimate letters shed light on his ‘theology of the heart’
In the two decades since his death from a heart attack at age 64, Henri Nouwen’s popularity and influence have spawned at least five biographies. His reflections on faith, loneliness, vulnerability, love, prayer, social justice and sexuality have won over…
With Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, faith is back in the mix
The descent of the 2016 presidential campaign last week into the realm of sex tapes and marital infidelity was remarkable enough in its own right, but it also offered a reminder of what has been largely absent from the race:…
Frederick D. Haynes III: We’re not having normal church anymore
After the police shootings in Dallas and incidents of police violence against African-Americans, the church can no longer afford to conduct business as usual, a prominent African-American pastor says in this interview.
2 friars’ mission: Reviving a Brooklyn church in a religious ‘dead zone’
On the brink of closing the church, the Diocese of Brooklyn called in the friars, who are reintroducing Catholicism to the neighborhood in unconventional ways.
The astonishing power of small churches: Fan the flame
While we’ve been obsessed with building large congregations, God has been planting small churches like spiritual seeds in thirsty ground, into every possible furrow on earth.
On God and heaven, Americans are all over the map
Two-thirds of Americans believe God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The exception: Americans with evangelical Christian beliefs, according to LifeWay Research’s 2016 State of American Theology Study.
Torn over Donald Trump and cut off by culture wars, evangelicals despair
Many evangelicals say that they feel they have no genuine champion in the presidential race and that the country has turned its back on them.
Can an atheist lead a Protestant church? A battle over religion in Canada.
The Rev. Gretta Vosper’s decision to turn her church into a haven for nonbelievers “looking for a community that will help them create meaningful lives without God” has become too much even for the liberal-minded United Church of Canada.