Shona Crabtree
Shona Crabtree is an author at Religion News Service.
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Silk Artist Draws on Designs From Sacred Art
By Shona Crabtree — July 31, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Angela Coppola’s idea for a company was born at a chance meeting and a glance at a stained-glass window in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral _ and what she calls “divine guidance.” Coppola, 64, is the president and creative director of Sacred Silks International, based in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif., about 25 […]
10 Minutes With … Mohsin Hamid
By Shona Crabtree — July 12, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Mohsin Hamid went to Harvard Law School and worked as a management consultant before becoming a novelist. He describes his youth in Lahore, Pakistan, as “fairly quietly religious.” His second book, “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” tells the story of Changez, a Princeton-educated Pakistani who leaves a lucrative financial career in […]
10 Minutes With … Mitchell Gold
By Shona Crabtree — June 21, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Mitchell Gold is well known for his classic couches and comfy chairs sold nationwide at places like Crate & Barrel and Pottery Barn. But Gold, the co-founder and chairperson of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, is increasingly known for his fight against what he calls religious bigotry. Gold recently […]
Religion Takes Hold in Second Life’s Cyber Universe
By Shona Crabtree — May 31, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service SAN FRANCISCO _ In Second Life, the online virtual universe that is attracting some 3.7 million users, you can light virtual candles for Shabbat, teleport to a Buddhist temple or consult the Oracle for some divine guidance. Second Life is a three-dimensional, online game produced by San Francisco-based Linden Lab […]
Spring Is Here and Faith Is on the Air
By Shona Crabtree — April 26, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Three upcoming documentaries about topics ranging from Jehovah’s Witnesses to Mormons to atheism will air nationwide this spring on PBS. Although made independently, each film argues for the relevance of its subject in the United States, both historically and today. In “The Mormons,” Helen Whitney depicts how a once […]
Bakker Son Finds Peace With Family as Cameras Keep Watch
By Shona Crabtree — December 27, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) After a year of being closely shadowed by a camera crew, this month Jay Bakker, the tatooed and pierced son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, finally is getting his private life back. The rest of us, however, have a chance to watch his year in review on […]
Bakker Son Finds Peace With Family as Cameras Keep Watch
By Shona Crabtree — December 27, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) After a year of being closely shadowed by a camera crew, this month Jay Bakker, the tatooed and pierced son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, finally is getting his private life back. The rest of us, however, have a chance to watch his year in review on […]
10 Minutes With … Geneive Abdo
By Shona Crabtree — December 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service SAN FRANCISCO _ Geneive Abdo traveled the United States interviewing American Muslims for her latest book “Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in American After 9/11.” Abdo took time out from her book tour to talk about the growing religiosity among American Muslims and their increasing alienation from the mainstream. […]
HIV-Positive Women Lay Their Stories on the Altar
By Shona Crabtree — December 5, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The South African women who stitched together the story of AIDS in their village never imagined their work would find a wider audience. Their creation, the Keiskamma Altarpiece, is now on a national tour of the United States to raise awareness about AIDS through art. The altarpiece […]
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