Ethics
COMMENTARY: Paul Hill and the Price of Zealotry
By David P. Gushee — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service (David P. Gushee is the Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Jackson, Tenn.) (UNDATED) Hearing the news of the execution of Paul Hill in Florida this week brought back memories from a time when it looked like our nation was about to descend into a bloody civil […]
NEWS FEATURE: Christian Authors Focus Novel on Roots of Israeli Nation
By Cecile Holmes — January 1, 2003
(UNDATED) In their newest book, Christian authors Bodie and Brock Thoene build upon research for two earlier book series linked to World War II and the roots of Israeli statehood. “Jerusalem Vigil” (Viking) is the first book in what the Thoenes envision as a six-book series, to be called Zion Legacy. “Vigil” opens as the […]
NEWS FEATURE: Christian Authors Focus Novel on Roots of Israeli Nation
By Cecile Holmes — January 1, 2003
(UNDATED) In their newest book, Christian authors Bodie and Brock Thoene build upon research for two earlier book series linked to World War II and the roots of Israeli statehood. “Jerusalem Vigil” (Viking) is the first book in what the Thoenes envision as a six-book series, to be called Zion Legacy. “Vigil” opens as the […]
NEWS FEATURE: Scholars Debate Origin, Number of Three Wise Men
By RNS Blog Editor — December 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Each Christmas, Christians around the world sing the beloved carol “We Three Kings of Orient Are.” However, according to religious scholars, there could have been as few as two or many more “kings,” or wise men, as they are called in the Scriptures. Dr. Mervyn A. Warren, professor of […]
NEWS FEATURE: Scholars Debate Origin, Number of Three Wise Men
By RNS Blog Editor — December 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Each Christmas, Christians around the world sing the beloved carol “We Three Kings of Orient Are.” However, according to religious scholars, there could have been as few as two or many more “kings,” or wise men, as they are called in the Scriptures. Dr. Mervyn A. Warren, professor of […]
NEWS FEATURE: First Thanksgiving Site Now a Rainbow of Diversity
By Bridget MacDonald — November 21, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service PLYMOUTH, Mass. _ Visit this spot where the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and you’re as apt to see Jamaican drummers and Bolivian bards this week as anything reminiscently Pilgrim. That’s because Plymouth’s celebration has been transformed in recent years from a one-day Pilgrim remembrance to a weeklong […]
NEWS FEATURE: First Thanksgiving Site Now a Rainbow of Diversity
By Bridget MacDonald — November 21, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service PLYMOUTH, Mass. _ Visit this spot where the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and you’re as apt to see Jamaican drummers and Bolivian bards this week as anything reminiscently Pilgrim. That’s because Plymouth’s celebration has been transformed in recent years from a one-day Pilgrim remembrance to a weeklong […]
NEWS FEATURE: Sustaining Belief During a Dark Night of the Soul
By Cecile Holmes — October 11, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The dark night of the soul. No one knows precisely how to describe it, nor how long it may last. Even revered Roman Catholic mystics like St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross experienced it. In an era of quick-fix spirituality, Philip Yancey’s newest book, “Reaching […]
NEWS FEATURE: Sustaining Belief During a Dark Night of the Soul
By Cecile Holmes — October 11, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The dark night of the soul. No one knows precisely how to describe it, nor how long it may last. Even revered Roman Catholic mystics like St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross experienced it. In an era of quick-fix spirituality, Philip Yancey’s newest book, “Reaching […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jewish New Year Ushers in `Jubilee’ Dilemma for Israeli Farmers
By Elaine Fletcher — October 3, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service MOSHAV BEIT ZAYIT, Israel _ Young lettuce shoots are pushing up from pots in Eldad Avidar’s greenhouse, corn silks are turning dark on the stalk, and the fruit trees are heavy with big red pomegranates whose ripening signals the Jewish holiday season marked by Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Succot. […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jewish New Year Ushers in `Jubilee’ Dilemma for Israeli Farmers
By Elaine Fletcher — October 3, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service MOSHAV BEIT ZAYIT, Israel _ Young lettuce shoots are pushing up from pots in Eldad Avidar’s greenhouse, corn silks are turning dark on the stalk, and the fruit trees are heavy with big red pomegranates whose ripening signals the Jewish holiday season marked by Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Succot. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 26, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Annan Defends Exclusion of Dalai Lama at UN Religion Summit (RNS) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is defending the decision to not invite the Dalai Lama to next week’s historic summit of religious leaders, saying the United Nations is “a house for the member states, and their sensitivities matter.” More […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 26, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Annan Defends Exclusion of Dalai Lama at UN Religion Summit (RNS) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is defending the decision to not invite the Dalai Lama to next week’s historic summit of religious leaders, saying the United Nations is “a house for the member states, and their sensitivities matter.” More […]
COMMENTARY: For GOP, Pro-Life Is No-Win
By RNS Blog Editor — August 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Paul Mulshine is a columnist for The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.) (UNDATED) If you’ve been watching the conventions, you probably noticed a pattern emerging on the issue of abortion. The Republicans barely mentioned it. The Democrats can’t shut up about it. Take that fact and add to it the observation […]
COMMENTARY: For GOP, Pro-Life Is No-Win
By RNS Blog Editor — August 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Paul Mulshine is a columnist for The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.) (UNDATED) If you’ve been watching the conventions, you probably noticed a pattern emerging on the issue of abortion. The Republicans barely mentioned it. The Democrats can’t shut up about it. Take that fact and add to it the observation […]
