Ron Ribiat
Ron Ribiat is an author at Religion News Service.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – April 29, 2016
By Ron Ribiat — April 27, 2016
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1935 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 29, 2016 (check local listings). Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric – With suggestions of banning Muslims from coming to the US, “patrolling Muslim neighborhoods” and questioning whether […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – April 22, 2016
By Ron Ribiat — April 21, 2016
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1934 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 22, 2016 (check local listings). Digital Addiction – Americans are increasingly dependent on their digital devices, and while this has undeniable benefits, many analysts say the negative […]
Brothers in Arms: The Berrigan Letters
By Ron Ribiat — April 18, 2016
MARYKNOLL, N. Y. – The story of Daniel and Philip Berrigan, two American Catholics whose actions against the war in Vietnam and nuclear proliferation made headlines around the globe, is now told through their weekly correspondence covering some 70 years. Selected from over 2,000 missives, The Berrigan Letters: Personal Correspondence between Daniel and Philip Berrigan provides […]
Religion News Service names new Christianity beat reporter
By Ron Ribiat — April 5, 2016
(RNS) Emily McFarlan Miller, an award-winning journalist who has written extensively on news and trends in Christian America, will take on one of Religion News Service’s most important beats, covering Christians and Christianity. Miller, who worked at the Chicago Sun-Times as its digital editor for social media, has delved deeply as a journalist into the […]
Christian media to tackle immigration and civility at national convention
By Ron Ribiat — March 21, 2016
LANCASTER, Pa. — Writers and editors within the Christian periodical market will address the two hot-button issues of immigration and civility during the annual convention of the Evangelical Press Association when it convenes in Lancaster, Pa., on April 6 to 8, 2016. “The Evangelical Response to Immigration and the Refugee Crisis” is the subject of […]
On Supreme Court – Let the people speak first, NRB says
By Ron Ribiat — March 17, 2016
MANASSAS, Va. – National Religious Broadcasters support Congressional leaders in their resolve to allow the American people to have a voice at the ballot box before anyone is considered to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following last month’s passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, leaders said today in response to President Barack Obama’s nomination of […]
Proclaim 16 to feature presidential candidates forum
By Ron Ribiat — February 15, 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Proclaim 16, the NRB International Christian Media Convention, will feature a Presidential Candidates Forum. Taking place just days before the “Super Tuesday” primaries in Tennessee and many nearby states, this will be an opportunity not to be missed. “This is a pivotal year for our nation, and Christian communicators will be well-served […]
Thousands of Christian ministry and media professionals to gather in Nashville for Proclaim 16
By Ron Ribiat — January 19, 2016
MANASSAS, Va. – Next month, thousands of Christian media and ministry professionals will make their way to Proclaim 16, the NRB International Christian Media Convention in Nashville, TN, to make strategic connections, to acquire new resources, and to discover the latest tips, trends, and insights in their respective field of work. Every year, the Convention […]
Jerome Socolovsky named Editor-in-Chief of Religion News Service
By Ron Ribiat — October 12, 2015
(RNS) Jerome Socolovsky, an award-winning journalist with experience at some of the world’s leading media organizations, has been named Religion News Service’s new editor-in-chief. Socolovsky, a seasoned religion reporter and editor who has worked for Voice of America, National Public Radio, The Associated Press and United Press International, will lead an editorial staff of six […]
Francis of Assisi will come to life for 800 children from New York City
By Ron Ribiat — September 15, 2015
In honor of Pope Francis’s visit to New York City, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, has invited the Francis in the Schools program from California to stage a celebration of the inspiring life of the pontiff’s namesake, Francis of Assisi, for 800 third- through-fifth-grade children from nearly a dozen schools […]
Oliver Crisp of Fuller Seminary Awarded $2 Million Templeton Grant for Analytical Theology Research
By Ron Ribiat — September 8, 2015
Fuller Theological Seminary is proud to announce the award of a John Templeton Foundation grant to Professor of Systematic Theology Oliver Crisp. A three-year grant that began September 1, 2015, the award of $2 million will fund a major undertaking in Analytical Theology research. Analytic Theology (AT) is an approach to theology that seeks integration […]
New Anthology Reveals Evangelicals’ Role in Shaping Modern Christian Ethics
By Ron Ribiat — August 19, 2015
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new collection from RNS blogger David Gushee, along with Isaac Sharp, explores the different roles that scholars and popular figures have played in forming evangelicals’ understandings of Christian ethics. Bringing together both senior and emerging voices from across the spectrum of post-World War II American evangelical ethical thought, Evangelical Ethics: A […]
The Monks of Norcia’s BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia
By Ron Ribiat — June 25, 2015
“music of simplicity and warmth…. like staring through a time telescope into the past to something simple and pure” – All About Jazz NPR’s Weekend Edition Features Moving Interview With Fr Cassian Folsom Watch CBS Newspath NEW YORK – BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia is Billboard’s #1 Classical Traditional Album for the third week in a […]
Religion Newswriters Association Announces 2015 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
By Ron Ribiat — June 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Richard Dujardin, former religion reporter for The Providence (R.I.) Journal, will be honored with the William A. Reed Lifetime Achievement Award at the 66th RNA Annual Conference awards banquet Aug. 29, 2015, in Philadelphia. Created in 2001, the award is presented to individuals who demonstrate exceptional long-term commitment and service to the Religion […]
Hollywood Producer Makes Life-Altering Discovery at 50…He’s Jewish
By Ron Ribiat — June 9, 2015
Peter Vanlaw had what many in Hollywood would consider an unremarkable upbringing. Raised in LA’s San Fernando Valley, Peter grew up to enjoy a successful career in television commercial production and documentary filmmaking. An only child of German immigrants, raised in a gentile household where religion was pretty much a non-issue, Peter had no idea […]
