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In Woolf's footsteps
During spring break I made a pilgrimage. With my husband and my daughter, I traced the path Virginia Woolf took through Italy in 1908.
French faith groups hope for unity after presidential vote
Paris (ENInews)--Faith groups in France revealed marked political differences in voting surveys ahead of the May 6 presidential election, but many now hope that victor François Hollande will uphold...
Love in a time of soundbites
I have found myself dreading Facebook lately. With the general election beginning to churn, the competing posts are out: “Evidence of Obama’s socialist conspiracy!” “Republicans plan to inspect every woman’s womb!” Some are rather scary while others I quietly cheer; still others simply draw me into grief over how little Jesus seems apparent in any of it.
Monday digest
New today from the Century: A Virginia Woolf pilgrimage, John Stackhouse reviews David Martin, more.
The Future of Christianity, by David Martin
David Martin concludes his introduction to this book—perhaps the best introductory mapping I have ever read of a collection of complex essays—with a description of his book as “a modest exercise.” ...
In and of the world: Why there is no Christian ‘community’
The church is not an ark floating on the top of the waters. It lives and breathes within the waters.
How did Mormons grow so fast? They changed how they counted
c. 2012 Religion News Service SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) If you suspected the newly released U.S. Religion Census overstated the Mormons' growth rate, you were right....
Methodists maintain policies on sexuality
Despite emotional protests and fierce lobbying from LGBTQ rights groups, United Methodists voted to maintain their denomination’s stance that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Chr...
UMC rejects call to divest from firms selling to Israel
At their General Conference, United Methodists twice rejected resolutions that called for the denomination to divest from companies accused of contributing to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian ...
Religious websites are the most attacked by hackers
Online religion may be good for your soul but dangerous for your computer, according to a new report....
Are Americans in Rome behind crackdown on nuns?
When the Vatican announced a doctrinal crackdown on the leadership organization representing most of the 57,000 nuns in the U.S., the sisters said they were “stunned” by the move....
Salt, light and introverted congregations
For a variety of reasons, Christian faith in America tends to be a private and personal thing. Faith is what we believe, and that can be safely tucked away in our brain somewhere. In th...