Think you know India? If your impressions come from old National Geographics, you need to update your mental file about a country that produces more films than Hollywood and whose middle class is larger than the entire U.S. population. By…
Shall we gather at the river? Millions seek cleansing at Kumbh Mela
Dawn came almost unnoticed to the sacred river Shipra. Even the waking sun seemed overwhelmed by the scene unfolding at the water's edge. Hours before, drum-led processions of Hindu monks and mystics had arrived in the sweltering darkness, zealously…
A new wave
An estimated 4 billion people-about two-thirds of the world's population-learn through the spoken word rather than the written word. A new missions partnership is devising a strategy to plant churches among these “oral learners.” A “new wave” of missions outreach…
FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK: We don’t agree either
No part of the Religious Herald draws more comment than the opinion pieces we run on the “Voices” pages. It's one of the liveliest — and, to be honest, among the most stimulating — aspects of the Herald's ministry. The…
Racially-diverse faith coalitions tackle conservative issues
With the results of the election fresh on his mind, pastor Ken Friendly called a meeting of black and white ministers in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss forming a chapter of the Traditional Values Coalition. The African-American pastor of Lighthouse Christian…
Some clerics want values without conservative definitions
Twenty-four religious leaders have announced a nationwide effort to expand the political debate on values beyond abortion and gay marriage to incorporate subjects such as housing, education and crime control. The clergy, most of them politically liberal to moderate, have…
Italian Baptists elect woman pastor as president
The Italian Baptist Union has elected a woman pastor as president for the first time. Anna Maffei, co-pastor of Chiesa Battista in Naples, is the first female to serve as president of the Union, which held its annual general assembly…
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Rapping the gospel
American rock music has always had its spiritual side. But recently the genre has revived its embrace of spirituality and religion, as artists who are Christian-not just Christian music artists-express their faith in their songs. By Aymar Jean Both pious…