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Heinz, who proclaims that Christ­mas is his favorite season, looks at the extensive material festival it's become and is more intrigued than bothered....

Life in Africa's Sahel region is precarious. There is little biodiversity, annual crops offer a meager harvest, and when the rains don't come famine does. But there is a way to break this cycle.

LOS ANGELES (RNS) Muslim leaders are admitting disaffected Muslim youth such as the alleged Oregon bomber arrested last month are ripe for online recruitment by extremists. ...

Virginia Republican Eric Cantor, upon becoming House majority leader this month, will be the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in...

For the first five years of my ministry, I served a small church bereft of young children. Christmas presented the perfect opportunity to delve into the mystery of the incarnation; our Christmas Eve services dripped with candle wax and Christology. In my new call as an associate pastor at a large suburban congregation, I'm responsible for the Christmas Eve pageant.

Why are wars so common given that they are so destructive? When they are so rarely won? When they are so often fought for reasons that turn out to be lies?...

I was the only woman in a seminary course on negative theology. One day, a young man raised his hand and asked, “What about an ordinary housewife? How could a person like that live this life of prayer?”

Geneva, December 17 (ENInews)--ENInews is to suspend publication of its news service from 21 December while a new editorial team is assembled during a restructuring process needed to sustain the ec...

LONDON (ABP) -- Residents of Gaza see no hope for a brighter future -- and that's one of the most distressing aspects of the situation in the...

(RNS) The sour economy may mean fewer presents under the tree for many families this year, but one thing some Christians won't give up on is...

(RNS) The protracted and contentious debate over plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York was the top...

ROME (RNS/ENInews) The president of the Lutheran World Federation is calling on Lutherans and Catholics to issue a common statement on Holy...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) -- A delegation of 12 American Baptist leaders recently returned from a 13-day study tour in the Middle East. ...

The American Family Association has published this year's "Naughty or Nice?" list. It measures which businesses...

There’s a real danger in today’s culture, especially if you’re a young person in some kind of creative industry - I even feel this as a...

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This collection of Dietrich Bonhoef­fer's writings for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany are drawn from his sermons, letters and other writings....

Anna Madsen has regular clients she sees on a freelance basis. One woman "is so hungry for theological conversation that she has booked every Friday until kingdom come."

(RNS) While more than nine out of 10 Americans say they plan to celebrate Christmas this year, they are divided on whether businesses...

Rome, December 16 (ENInews)--The president of the Lutheran World Federation, Bishop Munib Younan has said before meeting Pope Benedict XVI that their churches should issue a common statement on Hol...