WASHINGTON (RNS) A broad coalition of evangelical leaders is attempting to “correct a serious misperception” that all evangelicals oppose creating a Palestinian state. Led by Ron Sider, a professor at the American Baptist-affiliated Palmer Theological Seminary and head of Evangelicals…
Children’s worship works
I am disappointed with George Henson's one-sided article regarding children's church, an article which has convinced several in my congregation that our church's one-year-old (and thriving!) children's church program should simply be terminated [Herald, July 26]. After quoting biased and…
Student missions work strives to help D.C. high school students
WASHINGTON — One Wednesday afternoon, a high school student asked Allyson Wisdom to pray for her — that is if it wasn't too much trouble. “I've seen kids who don't think they're worth me praying about,” Wisdom said. “There's just…
One-sided article
Does faith formation come from sitting with parents in a worship service or from understanding aspects of worship from a perspective that complements one's developmental stage in life? Of course you can give a child crayons and a piece of…
FAITH DIGEST
Study links religious liberty with prosperity. Religious freedom goes hand-in-hand with economic well-being and freedom of the press—but not necessarily with a secular or religiously oriented government. Those are the some findings of a global survey conducted by the Center…
Thanks for articles
Thank you for your May 31 issue of the Religious Herald. I particularly liked your very thought-provoking editorial, “An army waging war on itself.” I also enjoyed both articles you wrote and found helpful, “What churches can do in military…
MID-ATLANTIC BRIEF
Chowan president cuts CD.Chris White, president of Chowan College in Murfreesboro, N.C., has released his first instrumental CD, a collection of piano arrangements of hymns. The Spirit Soars was produced on the campus of the Baptist-affiliated school. The recording was…
New field of neurotheology opens door for scientific study of belief
NEW YORK (ABP) — If scientists could chart physical changes that happen in the brain during prayer, would it mean that prayer is something that happens only in the mind? And if brain scans show unique molecular activity during meditation,…
Will neurotheology cause faith to wane? Not likely, experts say
NEW YORK (ABP) — If science demonstrates that prayer is more neurological than metaphysical, will it cause the believers to abandon their faith, reduced to a figment of their imagination? It's highly unlikely, experts in the field of neurotheology agree….
UMHB Social Work Program Reaccredited
UNEDITED NEWS RELEASE — BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Social Work Program received notification that their program has been reaccredited by the Council on Social Work Education for another eight years. By successfully meeting the standards of…
History conference draws wide array of Baptists to celebrate diversity
CHARLESTON, S.C. (ABP) — Perhaps the most notable thing about the recent “Baptist History Celebration,” held in the mother church of Southern Baptists, is that it happened at all. But historians from an astonishing array of Baptist groups — liberal,…
Benjamin Cole, outspoken Baptist blogger, to join fellow blogger Burleson’s staff
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Benjamin Cole, a young pastor who is one of the most vocal critics of some Southern Baptist Convention leaders, is leaving to join the Oklahoma church staff of fellow reform-minded blogger Wade Burleson. Cole, who currently…