President Trump’s high-profile embrace of prosperity gospel proponents like televangelist Paula White is shining new light on the theology of plenty that’s taken root in Pentecostal, evangelical and other Christian traditions. In the past few weeks, publications ranging from Patheos…
Religion Notes: Golden Gate Bridge jumper now seeks to prevent suicide
Kevin Hines, who survived a leap from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000, will speak on “The Art of Wellness” at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Garner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Hines is among a small group of…
New American religious ‘types’ revealed in survey, quiz
Religion in the U.S. is morphing so fast that observers often are at a loss for words to describe it. Terms like “nones” and “dones,” unheard of just a few years ago, are now commonly used by universities, seminaries and…
Religion Notes: Jacksonville interfaith group promotes dialogue as response to mass shootings
An interfaith group in Jacksonville, Florida is promoting unity as an antidote to violence following a weekend of deadly shootings in the city. BWA aiding earthquake victims. Researchers study faith-based giving.
Physical recovery progressing a year after Harvey. Emotionally, not so much
On the outside, many of the Texas communities ravaged by Hurricane Harvey last year appear to making a comeback. But on the inside, some survivors say, the emotional rebuilding is only just beginning.
Sunday morning becoming the most politically ‘segregated’ hour in America
Sunday morning is becoming an increasingly divided time in America. “If Sunday morning was the most segregated morning in American life, it may also be one of the most politicized hours in American life, implicitly or explicitly,” said Bill Leonard,…
Old-timey baseball players may have been the Kardashians of their day
As a theology professor at Baylor University, John A. Wood spent years focused on Christian ethics, business ethics, ethics of war and peace and ethics in film. In retirement, he has turned his ethical expertise to baseball.
Religion Notes: Jimmy Carter, Mercer University celebrate new medical clinic
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Mercer University officials are set to celebrate the opening of a new primary care clinic in downtown Plains, Georgia.
Trump border policies treat asylum seekers as criminals, advocate says
Separating immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border was bad enough, but it was even more tragic when asylum-seeking families were ripped apart while trying to get into the country, immigrant advocate Sue Smith says.
Religion Notes: Top FBCH official joins board of alliance serving orphans
An occasional compilation of events from around the religious world. To suggest items for inclusion, email assistant editor Jeff Brumley at [email protected]. FBCH leader named to board of orphan alliance Jerry Haag, president and CEO of Florida Baptist Children’s Homes and…
New limbs and new lives for Vietnam’s post-war amputee population
Mercer University’s signature Mercer On Mission program on June 26 fitted its 10,000th Vietnamese amputee with Dr. Ha Van Vo’s patented leg prosthetic, transforming lives of both donors and recipients.
‘Nobody in their right mind’ would do what this peace activist has done
The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America has grown a lot since its founding in 1984. Its focus over the years has expanded from poverty and nuclear proliferation to racial justice, gun violence and immigration, among other issues. And a…