Episcopalian

$175,000 in reparations grants given by Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

By Adelle M. Banks — May 27, 2022
(RNS) — ‘The legacy of 350-plus years of discrimination against persons of African descent have taken a toll on this nation,’ said Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton.

Interfaith service blesses Oklahoma Democrat Kendra Horn for her new role in Congress

By Bobby Ross Jr. — December 17, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — A diverse group of religious leaders blessed Kendra Horn, a newly elected U.S. representative, as she prepares to take office. Horn, an Episcopalian, is the first Democratic woman elected to Congress from Oklahoma.

The quiet, steely faith of George H.W. Bush

By Stephen Mansfield — December 4, 2018
(RNS) — For the late George H.W. Bush, faith was a private anchor of strength. Boasting about it was a kind of sin.

Barbara Bush’s old-fashioned religion

By Lauren Markoe — April 18, 2018
(RNS) — Barbara Bush seemed to embody the virtues of womanhood promoted in 20th-century American Protestantism: loyalty, duty and family.

Madeleine Albright: ‘I stand ready to register as a Muslim’

By Sean Rossman — January 27, 2017
(Reuters) The president on the campaign trail said he would create such a registry but chief of staff Reince Priebus has said that Trump has no plans for one.

Rachel Held Evans defends exit from evangelicalism, calls Christians to celebrate sacraments

By Jonathan Merritt — March 9, 2015
The wildly popular Christian writer offers an exclusive sneak peek into her new book and its pointed message.

Rowan Williams’ four essentials for being ‘Christian’

By Jonathan Merritt — July 14, 2014
Former head of worldwide Anglican Communion shares what he believes are the four essentials for being a Christian. But he claims to have no agenda for sorting "who's in" and "who's out."

Barbara Brown Taylor on the devil, death, and the definition of ‘Christian’

By Jonathan Merritt — April 15, 2014
The "New York Times" bestselling author talks openly about personal topics, even sharing how aging affects her and whether she is afraid of dying.

Barbara Brown Taylor tells Christians to embrace darkness

By Jonathan Merritt — April 14, 2014
One of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world, is on a mission to redeem the darkness. Barbara Brown Taylor says Christians have never had anything to say about darkness, but she plans to change that.

The life of a free-range preacher: An interview with Barbara Brown Taylor

By Jonathan Merritt — May 28, 2013
One of the most influential living preachers, Barbara Brown Taylor, talks about why she left ministry and why she still hopes.
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