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50 years after Martin Luther King’s death, a ‘new King’ fights for justice
William Barber, a pastor and political leader in North Carolina, believes mere remembrance is not enough.
The little-known theology behind white evangelical support of Donald Trump
Christian virtues like love, mercy and forgiveness apply to individuals, not government, according to Two Kingdoms theology deployed by evangelicals like Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress.
The Americanization of an ancient faith
The 2,000-year-old Coptic Church is trying something new: spreading its message across the United States and the rest of the world.
The Devil’s music: How Christians inspired, condemned and embraced rock ‘n’ roll
In a new book, historian Randall J. Stephens documents the turbulent relationship between Christian faith and popular music in the twentieth century United States.
From the black church to India: The theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
King’s theology didn’t develop overnight or come from whole cloth through another source. It developed over years and from sources as diverse as Transcendentalism, Gandhi, the black church and a string of theologians, both his forerunners and his contemporaries.
In Holy Week, faith leaders wash refugees’ feet to bring attention to resettlement numbers
Faith leaders held a foot washing service for refugees in front of the White House “to raise the importance of servanthood and hospitality,” according to organizers.
Oh, Lord, why do we even need to tell you this? Religion and branding don’t mix.
Two Canadian ice cream entrepreneurs playfully put “Jesus” in the shop name. Not surprisingly, a lot of Christians aren’t amused.
Christian colleges are tangled in their own LGBT policies
Conservative Christian colleges, once relatively insulated from the culture war, are increasingly entangled in the same battles over LGBT rights and related social issues that have divided other institutions in America.
‘I know I will be criticized’: The Latino evangelical who advises Trump on immigration
Mr. Rodriguez represents a singular voice in the immigration debate — the rare Latino in the small clique of evangelicals who serve as informal advisers to President Trump.
The tragedy of religious freedom
The challenge today is how to distinguish between, on the one hand, attempts to license discrimination that come cloaked in the language of religious freedom and, on the other hand, genuine disagreements about how people and institutions of vastly different convictions can live together in a pluralistic society.
Willow Creek congregation comes together to support pastor accused of misconduct, cleared in inquiries
During worship services and a two-hour gathering Friday that the church called a “family meeting,” Bill Hybels and elders walked members through three inquiries overseen by elders over the last four years, all of which cleared Hybels of misconduct.