(The Conversation) — Supporters of both major U.S. political parties tend to claim their presidential candidate is the “real” Christian or the “better” Christian or just the “true” Christian. For a majority of white evangelical protestants, Trump is the good...
(The Conversation) — The Nicaraguan government recently shut down more than 1,500 nonprofits – many of them civic and religious groups doing humanitarian work in a country long mired in political violence, economic upheaval and social strife. The August 2024...
An op-ed from Pacific School of Religion Professor Dr. Leonard McMahon BERKELEY, Calif. — God entreats us to, “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another,” in John 13:34. While we may all agree...
(RNS) — Leaders of the General Theological Seminary in New York City hope they have a plan in place to save the troubled school and its historic buildings. The seminary announced Thursday (Sept. 26) that it had signed an...
(RNS) — For decades, multiple studies have shown that women are more religious than men, especially if they’re Christians. Women are more likely to belong to a congregation, pray regularly and say they feel close to God than men are....
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WASHINGTON (RNS) — There is no shortage of impressive buildings dotting Capitol Hill: the U.S. Capitol with its shining dome, the Library of Congress topped by a golden flame, the U.S. Supreme Court and its towering pillars. But on the...
NEW YORK (RNS) — For faith-based environmentalist and U.N. adviser Gopal Patel, first came faith, then came environmentalism. “Krishna was always God for me,” said the U.K. native, a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, commonly...
(RNS) — Before he was a Rhodes Scholar, translator and writer published in the New York Times, Aaron Robertson was a Baptist kid attending dozens of churches in the metro Detroit area. Despite this peripatetic religious upbringing, it took until...
(RNS) — There has been much ado about JD Vance being Catholic, but does he attend Mass? Of course, it is nobody’s business if anyone attends Mass — unless the Catholic in question is a candidate for major office. Remember...
