Jonathan Woodward
Jonathan Woodward is the podcast producer at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Jonathan Woodward
Into The Dark – A Conversation with Thanatologist Rev. Mary Bredlau
By Jonathan Woodward — February 14, 2020
The Rev. Mary Bredlau officiates 350 to 500 funerals a year. For Bredlau, an Episcopal priest and former Roman Catholic nun, there’s nothing more important than this painful ministry. Bredlau is a thanatologist, certified by the Association of Death Education and Counseling. Beliefs producer Jay Woodward sat down with her in her adopted hometown of […]
RNS Morning Report: A Daughter’s Duty; Alleged Abuse at Luz Del Mundo; Air Force OKs Religious Garb
By Jonathan Woodward — February 14, 2020
Samira Imin during an interview in Boston on Feb. 9, 2020. RNS photo by Aysha Khan
RNS Morning Report: Opposing India; Klobuchar Draws Churchgoers; Supramacists on Campus
By Jonathan Woodward — February 13, 2020
People demonstrate against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act outside Cambridge City Hall on Feb. 10, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Kashif-ul-Huda
RNS Morning Report: Pope Honors John Paul II; Nones Ebbing?; Christian meditation
By Jonathan Woodward — February 12, 2020
Pope John Paul II greets the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at the Vatican on June 29, 1998. (AP Photo/Sambucetti)
RNS Morning Report: What’s on Pastors’ Minds?; Sikh Organ Donation; Brain Injury Debate
By Jonathan Woodward — February 11, 2020
Image by S. Hermann and F. Richter/Pixabay/Creative Commons
RNS Morning Report: Theology of Impeachment; Omar ibn Saida; Excommunicated Hermits
By Jonathan Woodward — February 10, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Fighting apathy and sustaining congregational leadership
By Jonathan Woodward — February 7, 2020
Author and minister Rebekah Simon-Peter presents a bold vision for houses of worship seeking to embody the spirit of Jesus. Her ambitious model for deepening the spiritual engagement of entire congregations informed her recent book, “Dream Like Jesus.” Her message is one of big, bold visions of empowerment, strength and dynamic worship. Beliefs host Bill […]
RNS Morning Report: Trump at Prayer Breakfast; CAIR-LA Calls for Investigation; Graham’s UK Tour
By Jonathan Woodward — February 7, 2020
President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper with the headline that reads “Trump acquitted” during the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton, on Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
RNS Morning Report: LA Historic Mural Blessing; Belmont University Hiring Policies; Sen. Romney Vote
By Jonathan Woodward — February 6, 2020
A man holds an incense burner during a mural blessing on Jan. 26, 2020, in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. RNS photo by Alejandra Molina
RNS Morning Report: Muslim Hackathon; Mobilizing Poor Voters; Religious Liberty Defense Accepted
By Jonathan Woodward — February 5, 2020
Participants at the Islamic Education in the 21st Century hackathon work on developing the Khaldun app in London on Jan. 26, 2020. RNS photo by Aysha Khan
RNS Morning Report: Death Positive Movement; Muslim Group Endorsement of Sanders; John Ortberg
By Jonathan Woodward — February 4, 2020
J. Dana Trent shows a medicine wheel in her World Religion class at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 30, 2020. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron
RNS Morning Report: Tom Steyer on Faith and Environment; Rachael Denhollander; Rebooting Churches
By Jonathan Woodward — February 3, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate businessman Tom Steyer speaks at a campaign stop at the Grumpy Goat Tavern, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A Yogi for the West: Paramahansa Yogananda & the Self-Realization Fellowship
By Jonathan Woodward — January 31, 2020
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival in America of Paramahansa Yogananda – widely considered to be the father of yoga in the West. Yogananda devoted his life to traveling and speaking across America, bringing a message of spirituality and unity between religions. He introduced millions to the practice of meditation and Kriya […]
RNS Morning Report: LA Lakers Chaplain; Willow Creek Leadership Search; Gwen Ifill Remembered
By Jonathan Woodward — January 31, 2020
People gather at a memorial near Staples Center after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
RNS Morning Report: Counseling LGBT Catholics; Christian Marriage Book; Trump’s Peace Plan
By Jonathan Woodward — January 30, 2020
Alana Chen died in December 2019 in Colorado, at the age of 24. Photo courtesy of the Chen family
