Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital world, few questions are more important or more challenging.
Are we expecting too much of the church?
We should expect the Christian church to be a community that faithfully preaches and teaches the word of God, a place where people are safe from predators and fraudsters (or where predators and fraudsters are dealt with swiftly, justly and…
Why a Democracy Advocate in Putin’s Russia Didn’t Fear Death
He lives to trouble Vladimir Putin, the authoritarian strongman of Russia who may have had the advocate for democracy killed a little more than a year ago and who definitely had him poisoned before that.
Red Marks On Indiana Church’s Communion Wafer Are Bacteria, Not A Miracle
A laboratory analysis turned up nothing miraculous about red marks found on a Communion wafer at a Catholic church in Indiana.
Seminary Enrollment Is Up, But Some Big Seminaries Are Stalled
For more than three decades, ATS has been releasing its annual data about what is happening in the world of graduate theological education.
Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate
With Michael Dukakis poised to clinch the Democratic nomination for president in 1988, Colorado’s Jewish newspaper turned its attention to his wife.
Firm Faith Doesn’t Require a Closed Mind
“Should a Christian have an open mind?” When a student raised that question in class, I did not know how to answer at first—I felt caught between two competing convictions.
How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty
I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most compelling aspects of Japanese anime is its ability to merge thrilling action with deep spiritual and ethical…
Who are filling up the pews? Highly educated parents.
It’s something that I’ve noted before, but let me mention this again – the United States Census Bureau has launched a new survey that is not just about counting people. It’s focused on other types of questions like religion! And…
A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes never carry bags and until the 1970s were themselves carried…
60 years later, ‘The Sound of Music’ message about fleeing Nazis is just as powerful
When I was young, movie theaters were ornate palaces of popular culture that our family did not often visit. But, for “The Sound of Music,” we did. If I recall correctly, I even had to get a little dressed up for it.
Americans Think Church Should Look Churchy
Outreach-minded evangelicals have often argued that church buildings need to be less “churchy” to draw in would-be seekers. But that might not actually be true, according to recent research from Barna Group and Aspen Group asking a representative sample of 2,000 Americans…