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A city court in Washington, D.C., has dropped charges against a group of religious and civic leaders who were arrested in July during a...

The pastor was prepared for questions about the Transfiguration. Instead, one first grader asked, "what does 'obviously' mean?"

"White people don't make...

It's not primarily the financially shady elements that make me ambivalent about my favorite sport. It's the sometimes dangerous levels of violence.

In my state of South Carolina, we have a long history of not wanting anybody to tell us what to do with our land, our possessions, or our money. This has created a sense of fierce independence, as history bears out.

When you enter the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham—one of Alabama's great institutions—you are welcomed by Fred Shuttlesworth. You will be welcomed to this shrine of the Civil Rights Movement by a preacher.

In 1992 political strategist James Carville coined the catchphrase that won Bill Clinton the presidency: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Clinton...

In The Help, set during the civil rights era, an aspiring journalist decides to write a book about the African-American domestics in the small Missis­sippi town where she grew up. The movie, adapted by Tate Taylor from Kathryn Stockett's best seller, is a glossy Hollywood potboiler that uses a serious theme and historical context as cover.

Our fall books issue includes the following annotated lists of top new titles: New Testament, practical theology and world Christianity/American religion.

Berlin, Germany, October 7 (ENInews)--As more Muslims become part of European society, German universities have begun courses aimed at helping Islamic clergy (imams) and religious teachers understa...

Geneva, October 6 (ENInews)--An organization supported by Mennonites has made a significant contribution to the Lutheran church's work at refugee camps serving the Horn of Africa, a gesture that bo...

WASHINGTON (RNS) How does a modern filmmaker with qualms about religion make a movie about the power of an ancient Christian pilgrimage?...

Israel's chief rabbis are among the Jews in Israel and abroad who have strongly condemned an arson attack on a mosque in northern Israel....

As the lead guitarist of the world's preeminent rock band and a prolific song writer, the Beatles' George Harrison has secured his place...

When I walked into a screening of The Way, which opens today, I knew very little about the film; only that it stars Martin Sheen and is directed by his son, Emilio Estevez, and that it involves pilgrims hiking El Camino de Santiago, a 450-mile historical pilgrimage route across northern Spain.

An annotated list by Beverly Roberts Gaventa.

An annotated list of top new titles.

An annotated list of top new titles.

Works Progress Administration is a loose collective of a supergroup, primarily a collaboration between Glen Phillips and Sean Watkins.

I've been savoring Hemingway's short stories. He was a religious seeker if not some kind of believer.