(RNS) — Over the past year, a group of mostly modern Orthodox Jews has met in living rooms on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to discuss Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and to hear from Jews and Palestinians critical...
(RNS) — Is yoga Indic physiotherapy, a wellness routine, spiritual practice or something else entirely? Canadian religion scholar Paul Bramadat dives headstand first into that question as he analyzes the complex, evolving world of modern postural yoga in his forthcoming...
(RNS) — Bishop T.D. Jakes has disclosed that the medical incident that occurred as he spoke before his Dallas megachurch in November was a “massive heart attack.” “I didn’t really realize what was happening to me onstage until I got...
(RNS) — As Christians mark Lent, Muslims mark Ramadan and Jews mark Passover, leaders from numerous faith traditions are gathering each week in front of the Capitol. They are calling on Congress to show moral courage and act in the...
(RNS) — Women around the world who seek Jewish divorces under religious law face “significant systematic challenges that extend far beyond isolated cases,” according to a recently released survey of 450 women from 11 countries who have undergone the process....
(RNS) — Last week, the Texas Senate passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every one of the state’s public school classrooms. It did the same thing two years ago, but the bill died when the...
(The Conversation) — Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park...
We’re entering our woo-woo era. What’s the woo-iest thing you believe in? Angels and demons? Ghosts? Astrology? On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy dabble in the metaphysical and get curious about the mystical. We also wonder if maybe we’ve...
(RNS) — It may seem strange to anyone unfamiliar with Ramadan that, in the final stretch of this already demanding month, Muslims intentionally make it harder. In the first 20 days of Ramadan, we fast from dawn to sunset, abstaining...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (RNS) — In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, Peter and dozens of his neighbors hold secret prayer services whenever they can. They’ve had to hide their Christian worship services amid the civil war in the country,...
