A TV reboot of the 1971 novel and its film adaptation debuts this week, but the deeper religious themes of the original story might be lost on contemporary American viewers.
Soaring cathedral attendance buttresses church worship figures
The Church of England is experiencing steady decline in numbers, but latest figures show attendance at England’s 42 cathedrals is soaring.
Religion and resistance at the new National Museum of African American History and Culture
The new museum’s Center for the Study of African American Religion aims to further research on the inextricable role spirituality has played in black America’s past and present.
Congressional chaplains: Can they welcome all religions and no religion at all?
If people from some religious backgrounds are given a place at this congressional podium, a wide range must be represented — including atheists — if we are committed to being a truly pluralistic nation.
Brian McLaren: 10 reasons I parted company with the Conservative Evangelical Project
The more deeply I engaged with the life and teaching of Jesus at the heart of my faith, the less enamored I became with the political project to which evangelicalism was giving its soul.
The giving is the getting (or a pastor walks into an AIDS conference)
What I didn’t quite expect was the hugging, and the tears, and the trembling hands, and the cheers, and the prayers, and the singing, and the whispered exclamations of “I can’t believe you’re here, I didn’t think God still cared.”
Religion and science can have a true dialog
A popular assumption that there is a conflict between the Church and the research world should be dispelled, says Kathryn Pritchard.
Why successful churches aren’t turning the world upside-down — but the outcasts might
Where are the Christian innovators who will put a dangerous passion for Jesus ahead of personal ministry success?
Missionaries are struggling to work under new Russia law banning proselytizing
The law’s passage and approval by President Vladimir Putin drew strong criticism from human rights and religious freedom advocates inside Russia and around the world.
What the resignation of a megachurch leader says about pastor burnout
The recent resignation of a Nashville pastor, who told his congregation he was tired and broken, illuminated what experts say is a real pitfall of leading a church. Pastors can burn out.
‘Women atheists are genuinely considered monsters’
Americans have long been suspicious of nonbelievers. Misogyny, nativism, and racism have often been tied up in their fear.
How a Christian business tycoon used his depression to help tens of thousands
The most important quality Howard E. Butt Jr. had was a touch of self-awareness. He knew the truth about himself: that he suffered from a deep and persistent depression. And he knew he needed professional help.