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Presbyterians fire two over Hezbollah meeting: A controversial delegation
In the midst of tense debates with Jewish leaders, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has fired two employees who were part of a controversial delegation that met with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon....
'Look for union collar'? Canada clergy organize: Low wages, abuse by congregants
Ministers of the United Church of Canada, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, have launched an unprecedented drive to unionize, saying they have been victims of harassment and emotional a...
Americans' belief in God is high but nuanced, study says: Polling the populace
A new analysis of how strongly Americans believe in God finds no upward trends in atheism, agnosticism and doubt....
Anglican study says women bishops needed: Traditionalists dissent
The Church of England will be “increasingly isolated and anachronistic” unless it accepts women as bishops, a working party of the Anglican Church has concluded....
Longtime seminary president to retire: Carnegie Calian of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Carnegie Samuel Calian, among the longest-serving and most successful seminary presidents in the nation, will retire in January 2006 after 25 years at the helm of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary....
Data bite: Salvation Army: champion fund-raisers
The Salvation Army has returned to the top of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the nation’s 400 most successful fund-raising organizations, the newspaper reported....
Langdon Gilkey (1919-2004) Theologian for a 'time of troubles': Theologian for a 'time of troubles'
Langdon Gilkey, a prominent Protestant theologian who wrote and spoke frequently about the relationship between religion and science, died on November 19 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 85....
The problem with Mary: A Latin American view
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not actually introduced to Roman Catholic people in Latin America because only Marian doctrines are taught to them....
Clocks of the heart: Time in a hospice room
The holidays are here, with their intricate blessings and woes. There are presents to buy, visits to plan, cards to send and meals to prepare, at least for those who are so inclined....
You first: Minnesota nice
That the phrase “Minnesota nice” is considered an insult by many says a lot about contemporary culture....
What child is this?: Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25
My extended family once had so many males named Frederick that the women in the family assigned each of us a number so the tribe could distinguish between us at family reunions. I became Fred IV. A casual observer might have thought that we considered ourselves royalty, or perhaps a line of renegade popes.
Rachel weeping: Matthew 2:13-23
On Christmas day we join choirs of angels and raise the strains of “Joy to the World!” Our children sing sweetly of the little Lord Jesus so peacefully asleep on the hay that he doesn’t cry out when animals wake him with off-key parts to the lullaby. But then the music changes drastically. We hear wailing and loud lamentation. Ancient mother Rachel weeps inconsolably over the loss of her children. Must we listen to this? Have we no season to block out the sounds of grief?
Following Red: Keys to a child's heart
I got the news that Red Davis had died in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. I cried when I heard it, though I only met him a couple of times....
What about Mary? Protestants and Marian devotion
The name of the Theotokos expresses the whole mystery of God’s saving dispensation. —St. John of Damascus (655-750)...
What about Mary?
Protestants and Marian devotion
What I want for Christmas: A prayer rug
I am surprising my wife, Lisa, with a rug for Christmas, and since she isn’t a reader of this magazine, I trust my secret is safe with you. We weren’t looking for a rug; it just showed up....
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Rarely is theology important in proportion to its difficulty. Hart’s book is....