Jonathan Woodward
Jonathan Woodward is the podcast producer at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Jonathan Woodward
The strength of self: James Croft and the Ethical Society of St. Louis
By Jonathan Woodward — April 24, 2020
Houses of worship across the world are adapting to the challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Keeping congregants feeling tied to their faith, themselves, and one another has been a challenge felt by all. But what if faith isn’t at the center of the congregation? How are humanist, atheist, and agnostic spiritual communities handling the […]
RNS Morning Report: Ramadan in Isolation; ‘ReOpen Church Sunday’; Conflict Zone Reflections
By Jonathan Woodward — April 24, 2020
A Muslim worshipper arrives to attend noon prayers at a mosque, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on April 21, 2020. Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week, Muslims all around the world are trying to work out how to maintain the many cherished rituals of Islam’s holiest month. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
RNS Morning Report: Indonesian Ramadan Amid Pandemic; LA’s Dream Center; Survey: Church Giving Down
By Jonathan Woodward — April 23, 2020
Residents practice social distancing as they queue for donated food during the coronavirus pandemic in a slum area of Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 22, 2020. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has banned people from returning to their hometowns to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday amid warnings from health experts that the country could face an […]
RNS Morning Report: Samaritan’s Purse Volunteer; 50th Anniversary of Earth Day; Anti-Semitism Survey
By Jonathan Woodward — April 22, 2020
Volunteer Whitney Tilson pulls mulch through the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital in Central Park, March 31, 2020, in New York. Courtesy photo
RNS Morning Report: Solitude and Faith; Muslim Children Gift Drive; Spike in Anti-Semitism
By Jonathan Woodward — April 21, 2020
Nurse Cristina Settembrese is reflected in a mirror in her apartment in Basiglio, Italy, as she prepares for her work shift in Milan’s San Paolo Hospital, Friday, April 10, 2020. Settembrese spends her days caring for COVID-19 patients in a hospital ward, and when she goes home, her personal isolation begins by her own choice. […]
RNS Morning Report: Black Muslim Oral History Project; David Halperin on UFOs; ‘American Prophets’
By Jonathan Woodward — April 20, 2020
Photo courtesy of Pixabay/Creative Commons
The case for interfaith America with Eboo Patel
By Jonathan Woodward — April 17, 2020
On Feb. 3, 1943, the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, carrying 902 service men, merchant seamen, and civilian workers, sunk in the cold Atlantic Ocean. Among those lost were four Army chaplains whose rescue efforts became the foundation of post-war interfaith activism. Our guest today is Eboo Patel, founder and president of the Interfaith Youth Core. […]
RNS Morning Report: New Willow Creek Leader; Christian Mindfulness Apps; Moore on SBA Relief Loans
By Jonathan Woodward — April 16, 2020
Pastor Dave Dummitt and his family. Courtesy photo
RNS Morning Report: Flu of 1918; Samaritan’s Purse Hospital Opposition; Lawsuit Against Liberty U.
By Jonathan Woodward — April 15, 2020
A 1918 church school class smiles with the Rev. Dr. John Misao Yamazaki, vicar, and teachers outside the Mariposa Avenue home used for Sunday services by St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
RNS Morning Report: Online Vaisakhi; ‘The Last Emperox’ Novel; Religion in Science Fiction
By Jonathan Woodward — April 14, 2020
The Partap Brothers, a New York-based trio of Sikh musicians, use Facebook Live to broadcast their kirtan for Vaisakhi on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Video screengrab
RNS Morning Report: Pope Francis’ Easter Blessing; Good Friday Fast; Via Crucis on Prisoners
By Jonathan Woodward — April 13, 2020
The altar is prepared for the Easter celebration April 12 at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. After Mass, Pope Francis offered his blessing and indulgence of sins and asked world leaders to come together. (Vatican Media)
God in the time of coronavirus, Part II – with Sister Norma Pimintel
By Jonathan Woodward — April 10, 2020
Last episode we spoke to Father James Martin to ask simple questions about God, suffering and the pandemic. His episode is the anchor of a daisy chain of conversations taking us around the world – from faith to faith and place to place. Father Martin nominated our next guest, Sister Norma Pimintel, the Executive Director […]
RNS Morning Report: Easter Online; Religious Exemptions by State; Gathered Worship ‘Abstinence’
By Jonathan Woodward — April 10, 2020
Bible scholar Paul Franklyn helps lead the Friendship Sunday School class of Belmont United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, by videoconference March 15, 2020, after church leadership encouraged people to worship from home in response to the coronavirus. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News
RNS Morning Report: Biography of Haggadah; Rev. Wesley Discusses Sabbatical; Faith Leader Resources
By Jonathan Woodward — April 9, 2020
Author Vanessa Ochs. Courtesy photo by Dan Addison/UVA
RNS Morning Report: Earth Seders; MuslimGirl Founder Congressional Run; Christ Family Chapel
By Jonathan Woodward — April 8, 2020
An image from “The Promise of the Land: A Passover Haggadah” by Rabbi Ellen Bernstein. Art by Galia Goodman