Yonat Shimron
FaithLeaks launched to root out corruption in religious groups
The web portal's creators hope others will submit documents on church finances, policies and procedures, and sexual abuse case settlements.
Christian study centers strive to help students integrate faith, intellect
The two dozen centers across the country want to cast off the perception that evangelicals are anti-intellectual.
Jonathan Z. Smith, religion scholar, dies at age 79
Smith raised fundamental questions about the nature of religion.
Will ICE agents continue to avoid enforcing deportation orders in churches?
The "sensitive locations" policy is in question with undocumented people in hospitals. What about in congregations providing sanctuary?
After a mass shooting, what will a congregation do with the sanctuary?
Schools and other sites of violence have been razed and rebuilt. But it's a different question for places of prayer and worship.
Study shows surge in anti-Semitism in U.S.
A recent report indicates that incidents spiked during and immediately after white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Civil rights leader Gil Caldwell calls on Duke Divinity to confront its past
More than 60 years ago, the divinity school denied Caldwell admission because he is black.
Muslim college purchases Berkeley campus that was Lutheran seminary
Sale follows PLTS move to downtown office building
In the South, a new helping hand: Muslim disaster relief teams
Islamic Relief USA is turning ecumenical rebuilding efforts into interfaith partnerships.
The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America, like many in his flock
Luis Rafael Zarama's appointment by Pope Francis is another indication of the growth in the number of Hispanic Catholics—especially in the South.
Iranian dissident, a Duke professor, rushes return to U.S. in fear of another travel ban
Iranian dissident Mohsen Kadivar had begun what he expected would be a semester-long fellowship at Berlin’s Wissenschaftskolleg to work on a book....
Sanctuary churches vow to shield immigrants from possible crackdown
When Javier Flores, a 40-year-old father of three, received an order to surrender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he fled to Arch Street United Methodist Church....
Religious groups rally around issues after election; new Jewish-Muslim partnership forms
On the day after the election, Mervat Aqqad’s seven-year-old son woke up and asked who got elected president.
...Amid tech wealth, ministries aid the homeless
Tucked behind a light industrial area of self-storage warehouses and auto parts stores in San Jose, California, is a small encampment of homeless people who live in tents along the banks of a creek...
Episcopal Church elects Michael Curry first black presiding bishop
Episcopal bishops elected Michael Curry as the first African-American presiding bishop of the 2.5-million-member Episcopal Church.
...N.C. Muslims 'genuinely fearful' after triple murder of students
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...Duke reverses stance on Muslim prayer
The Muslim call to prayer was broadcast from a small black loudspeaker perched on the steps of the Duke Chapel on Friday, January 16, as hundreds of students, mostly non-Muslim, gathered in support...
Moravians in 13 states to ordain gay clergy
The Northern Province of the Moravian Church in North America approved a proposal allowing the ordination of gay and lesbian people—whether single, married, or in covenanted relationships—and calli...
From Dachau to Durham, N.C., Holocaust survivors' ashes find fitting burial
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