King of Jordan wins Templeton Prize for fostering Muslim, interfaith cooperation
The Templeton foundation praised Abdullah II for building on "the power of principled pluralism."
Robbed of victory in Russia
Svetlana Alexievich tells the stories behind Russia's wartime psychology.
Christian Reformed philosopher wins Templeton Prize
Alvin Plantinga, 84, a pioneering advocate for theism as a serious philosophical position within academic circles, has been named the winner of the 2017 Templeton Prize....
Can war be beautiful?
Fiction and photographs offer nuanced depictions of conflict.
Jonathan Sacks, author and former British chief rabbi, wins Templeton Prize
Jonathan Sacks, a leader in efforts to promote interfaith understanding, has won the 2016 Templeton Prize, which recognizes “exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.”...
Afghan morass
In two books on Afghanistan, Anand Gopal and Carlotta Gall each point to the absurdity of America's longest war.
Jean Vanier of L’Arche communities wins Templeton Prize
Vanier said the the $1.7 million prize would expand the international networks he founded for people with intellectual disabilities and their famillies.
Reporting trips and ego trips
Reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan, Darfur or Haiti, can be alluring and exciting. But the minute some people put on that flak jacket, something happens.
Garden of Eden exhibit takes artists back to where it all began
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NEW YORK (RNS) If the story of the Garden of Eden is such a common cultural reference point, what more can be said about it?...
Tombstone, by Yang Jisheng, and Three Famines, by Thomas Keneally
Yang Jisheng argues that totalitarian states tend to develop policies in a vacuum and find it difficult to change course. Thomas Keneally would agree.
Tutu’s work on forgiveness wins prize
Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his battle against apartheid, has won the 2013 T...
The half-believer: Pico Iyer on Graham Greene
Graham Greene "read theology constantly and always refers to God," says Pico Iyer. "But it's a God he doesn't always claim to know."
Christian left foresees a bolder Obama
Heartened by his calls for gay marriage and for bold action on climate change, leaders of the Christian left are confident that President Obama will now claim the progressive legacy they believe he...
Exhibit highlights Tiffany's lasting impact on American church design
NEW YORK (RNS) Louis C....