As the Southern Baptist Convention in its recent annual meeting has proved itself unreliably Baptist, it gives me pause to think about how quickly the transmogrification of this Baptist denomination into its ecclesiastical opposite has happened. Baptist folk often have...
If we are separated into isolated denominational enclaves, are we in fact “all there”? If not, how do we change this situation and move toward such unity?
The National Baptist Convention of America International has purchased property near Louisville, Ky., for what Simmons College of Kentucky President Kevin Cosby says will be the only retreat and conference center in the state run by African-Americans.
An article being described as “explosive,” written by two allies of Pope Francis in a Vatican-reviewed publication, is taking on the “spurious alliance between politics and religious fundamentalism” in the United States.
Ask an American Christian what type of church they belong to, and you’re more likely than ever to hear the label nondenominational.
One of the ministers photographed last week laying hands on President Trump and circling him in prayer has taken exception to a civil-rights leader’s labeling the viral image as “theological malpractice bordering on heresy.”
It was a killing field, and accounts of those brutal murders make for heart-rending but necessary reading.
Staff changes, congregational news and more from across the nation.
Who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and why would the Russian, or any, government consider them to be a threat?
Hundreds of millions of people in China have turned to religions like Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, seeking a sense of purpose and an escape from China’s consumerist culture. That revival is helping fuel an environmental awakening.
In recent years a new crop of claims of religious freedom has arisen to give credence to some very old forms of discrimination. Some claims to religious liberty disguise social mischief. How do we distinguish the two?
Scripture tells us always to be ready when someone asks about the hope within us. The greatest indictment of today’s evangelism may be that hardly anyone is asking.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court case may put such restrictions on shaky ground, say some legal observers.
