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KidSpirit Online’s Interfaith Connections Column Wins a 2014 Wilbur Award
By Religion News LLC — March 13, 2014
March 11, 2014, Brooklyn, NY—KidSpirit, the online magazine and social networking site created by and for 11- to 16-year-olds, has won the prestigious Wilbur Award for its Interfaith Connections column in the Online Magazine Articles category. KidSpirit is the only youth organization to have won in a category not restricted to youth. The Wilbur Awards […]
In a new book, John L. Allen, Jr., reflects on the pope’s first year and his radical vision for the Church
By Religion News LLC — March 13, 2014
Liguori, Mo., March 13, 2014 – Pope Francis has fascinated Catholics and non-Catholics alike with his humility, his compassion, and his vision for the Church. In Against the Tide: The Radical Leadership of Pope Francis, John L. Allen, Jr., Vatican expert and associate editor at The Boston Globe, reflects on the pope’s first year and helps readers understand […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – March 14
By Religion News LLC — March 12, 2014
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1728 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on March 14 (check local listings). Program Note: due to pledge, please be sure to check the local listings. Gun Violence and the Faith Community – This weekend, congregations across […]
The Codependent Christian
By Religion News LLC — March 11, 2014
If you believe in the serenity prayer, you’ll appreciate the insanity prayer: God, grant me the insanity to try to change the things I cannot change; Let me leave alone the things I can change; And please never give me the wisdom to know the difference. And for the codependent, let me go the extra […]
New Evocative Novel, “Messages from Estillyen,” Explores Messaging of Redemption
By Religion News LLC — March 10, 2014
DALLAS, Texas, March 10, 2014 – “Messages from Estillyen” is unlike any novel available on the market today. In it, author William Jefferson addresses God’s messaging of redemption throughout the ages, from a vantage point that drives fresh perspective to the very marrow of human worth. “Messages from Estillyen” received a coveted starred review from […]
Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week with Lent at Ephesus, Billboard’s No. 1 Classical Traditional Music album
By Religion News LLC — March 10, 2014
ATLANTA, March 10, 2014 – The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles enter the inaugural National Catholic Sisters Week with their third album, LENT AT EPHESUS, holding steady at the No. 1 spot on Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart for the third consecutive week. The Sisters’ second album, ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS, also […]
How can one live a Christian life in a world of destitution?
By Religion News LLC — March 10, 2014
“Tackling one of theology’s most important yet controversial issues, Groody and Gutiérrez ensure that the option for the poor remains a framework for living a Christian life.” —U.S. Catholic Since the 1973 publication of Gustavo Gutiérrez’s groundbreaking work A Theology of Liberation, liberation theology’s central premise of the preferential option for the poor has become one […]
The emergence of radical Catholic social philosophy
By Religion News LLC — March 7, 2014
In his latest book, Jay P. Corrin examines a significant and little-known subject: the post-Vatican II Catholic progressive movement in Britain, its leaders, and the political and cultural context of the time. He focuses on the emergence of reformist thinking as represented by the Council, and the corresponding revolutionary response triggered by the church’s failure […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Speak at United Methodist Women Assembly
By Religion News LLC — March 6, 2014
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a Saturday morning keynote address April 26 at United Methodist Women’s Assembly at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., April 25-27. “Make It Happen” is the theme for 19th quadrennial gathering of more than 7,000 women of every ethnicity, background and region across the […]
The Role of Literary Studies in Biotechnology Debates
By Religion News LLC — March 6, 2014
Brave New World and Frankenstein have long been recognized as “prophetic” in their treatment of technological ethical dilemmas. In Prophets of the Posthuman, Christina Bieber Lake moves the discussion beyond them to a wider array of American novels and short stories that question the motivations behind the quest for human enhancement in an advanced technological […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – March 7
By Religion News LLC — March 6, 2014
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1727 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on March 7 (check local listings). Program Note: due to pledge, please be sure to check the local listings. Predicting Violence – Adrian Raine, chair of the Criminology Department […]
Catholics View Pope Francis as a Change for the Better
By Religion News LLC — March 6, 2014
Washington, March 6, 2014 — One year into his pontificate, Pope Francis remains immensely popular among American Catholics and is widely seen as a force for positive change within the Roman Catholic Church, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. More than eight-in-ten U.S. Catholics say they have a favorable view of the pontiff, […]
CBS wins 4 Wilbur Awards
By Religion News LLC — March 5, 2014
NEW YORK — CBS-TV has won four Wilbur Awards for 2013. The Religion Communicators Council announced 25 Wilbur Awards March 5. The awards honor excellence by individuals in secular media – print and online journalism, book publishing, broadcasting, and motion pictures – in communicating religious issues, positive values and themes during 2013. The Religion News […]
Ash Wednesday Letter to Pope Francis: Speak out against Targeting of Palestinian Children
By Religion News LLC — March 5, 2014
In anticipation of the Pope’s May visit to the Holy Land, an Open Letter signed by over 200 bishops, clerics, members of religious orders and theologians from several faith traditions, was delivered today to Pope Francis. The letter asks the Pope to speak out against the Israeli army’s program of kidnapping, detention, and systematic abuse […]
March 8: Powerful Interfaith Ceremony of Dance and Ritual to Reclaim the Sanctity of Women and Girls
By Religion News LLC — March 4, 2014
THE GUIBORD CENTER “SAVING GRACE: A FAITHFUL RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS” On Saturday, March 8, in Los Angeles The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out will host an unprecedented and powerful interfaith ceremony to reject the violence against women and girls that pervades all boundaries of race, culture, and religion. “Saving Grace: […]
