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Tuesday digest
New today from the Century: Globalization circa 1578, Paul and authority, more.
Religion playing strong role in background of Olympic Games
London (ENInews)--In a BBC radio broadcast today, Anglican canon Duncan Green called on people everywhere in the world to live together in peace and harmony, in the spirit of the Olympic Games....
Religious roots of trees branch into many faiths
c. 2012 Religion News Service SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Whether churchgoers realize it or not, the trees in their churchyards have religious roots. ...
Bible museum closes $50 million deal for D.C. spot
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON(RNS) Planners of a Bible museum in Washington closed a $50 million deal Thursday (July 26) on a building two blocks from the National Mall. ...
Scotland to legalize gay marriage by 2015
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS/ENInews) Scotland has announced it will allow same-sex weddings as early as 2015, becoming the first country in the United Kingdom to do so. ...
Theology face down
Rites that include prostration make a striking impression. It's not often that one sees a fellow human in an act of total self-surrender.
Romney as church leader: Strict on sex, but caring to those needing help
Lani Gerson left the Mormon church long before Mitt Romney decided to excommunicate her....
The story behind the song
The psalms are poignant. They bear emotion in a way that grabs our souls. They are comprehended by the heart in a way the head can’t.
But I falter when I try to preach them.
Monday digest
New today from the Century: The power of prostration, the theology of Jonathan Edwards, more.
The Theology of Jonathan Edwards, by Michael J. McClymond and Gerald R. McDermott
Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott's remarkable book will undoubtedly become the standard scholarly introduction to Jonathan Edwards's theology.
British hotel replaces Bibles with soft-porn 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
c. 2012 USA Today (RNS) A hotel in the United Kingdom has replaced in-room Gideon Bibles with the soft-porn best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey. ...
Poll: Romney may see an evangelical 'enthusiasm gap'
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Most Americans who know that Mitt Romney is Mormon say the presumptive GOP nominee's faith doesn't concern them....
Poll: Majority of Americans would vote for an atheist for president
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) For the second time in less than a year, the Gallup poll reports that a majority of Americans would vote for an atheist for president. ...
Strangers at church
We like to think of our congregations as families. That's a powerful thing—but it can also be exclusive and off-putting.
Do you celebrate those who give to your church?
I was struck recently by the power of resources to transform ministry....
Links? Links.
Here are some things I read recently but didn't get around to blogging about.
Friday digest
New today from the Century: Strangers at church, celebrating people who give, more.
The Serpent and the Lamb, by Steven Ozment
Lucas Cranach Sr. (1472–1553) produced more than 1,500 paintings, not to mention engravings, decorative work and altarpieces....