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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – August 14, 2015
By Religion News LLC — August 12, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1850 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on August 14 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. America’s Incarcerated – President Obama has launched a new campaign to reform America’s […]
In wake of more Ferguson violence, time is ripe for serious conversations about race, religion, culture, class
By Religion News LLC — August 11, 2015
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), the domestic mission arm of American Baptist Churches USA, will sponsor the national gathering “Space for Grace,” Nov. 4-7, 2015, to begin Kingdom-healing conversations about the great divides—race, religion, culture and class—that separate individuals, neighborhoods and communities today, too often resulting in violence and loss of […]
Interfaith Prayer Services, Panel Discussion Scheduled to Commemorate the Rabaa Massacre
By Religion News LLC — August 11, 2015
WASHINGTON – On August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces used excessive military force in raids that decimated nearly 1,000 protestors at al-Nahda Square and Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo. These acts of violence became the internationally recognized start to a repressive crackdown on human rights and civil liberties in Egypt under Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In addition […]
Biblical scholar establishes criteria for identifying Mark the Evangelist
By Religion News LLC — August 11, 2015
Using modern biblical, historical and sociological scholarship, a researcher has, for the first time, established criteria for identifying the author of the Gospel According to Mark. Dr. Michael Affleck, a theologian, lawyer and educator, who will present his findings in a paper at the World Congress for the History of Religion in Erfurt, Germany, being […]
Transformational Leadership: Conversations with Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR)
By Religion News LLC — August 10, 2015
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. – In 2009 the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR)—an organization of fourteen hundred Catholic sisters representing more three hundred orders of sisters in the United States—became the object of a doctrinal assessment by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The CDF assessment became international news, prompting an outpouring of […]
“CAPTIVE” Social Media Campaign Asks “What Held You Captive?”
By Religion News LLC — August 6, 2015
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – An immersive social media and online campaign for “CAPTIVE,” a new film from Paramount Pictures based on the true-to-life story of a young, single mother held hostage by a runaway fugitive, is asking fans to answer the simple question “What held you captive?” using #FollowYourPurpose. The campaign follows the theme of “CAPTIVE,” which […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – August 7, 2015
By Religion News LLC — August 5, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1849 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on August 7 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. Evangelicals and LGBT Acceptance – In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s […]
Chalice Press Releases “Ferguson & Faith” in Partnership with The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE)
By Religion News LLC — August 4, 2015
ATLANTA, Ga. – Today the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE), in partnership with Chalice Press, releases Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community by Dr. Leah Gunning Francis. As one of the Englewood Review’s top 25 books to watch out for in the second half of 2015, Ferguson & Faith releases days before the […]
Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Calls For a Settlement Freeze Following the Latest Instance of Israeli Settler Terrorism
By Religion News LLC — August 3, 2015
NEW YORK – Suspected Israeli settlers set a Palestinian home on fire in Duma, a village near Nablus in the West Bank, on Friday July 31st, killing Ali Saad Dawabsha — an 18-month-old baby — and seriously injuring his parents and brother. The arsonists threw fire bombs inside the home before dawn while the family […]
BCWI Announces the Complete List of 2015 Best Christian Workplaces
By Religion News LLC — July 31, 2015
Serving a cause that is greater than oneself is one of the top attractions of working in a Christian organization. These survey results indicate employees in Christian workplaces experience work that is meaningful and life giving. This year’s research conducted by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute concludes there are multiple factors that describe why employees […]
Episcopal panel to look into charges against L.A. bishop
By Religion News LLC — July 30, 2015
NEW YORK – The national Episcopal Church has referred charges against L.A. Bishop J. Jon Bruno to a three-bishop panel “for further review and action,” according to Bishop F. Clayton Matthews, head of the church’s Office of Pastoral Development. The charges were brought by members of St. James the Great Episcopal Church in Newport Beach, […]
Unheard tracks from St. Louis Jesuits’ “Berkeley Basement Tapes” surface
By Religion News LLC — July 29, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) July 29 — Recorded on a TEAC four-track tape recorder, the St. Louis Jesuits never-before heard “Berkeley Basement Tapes” recently surfaced to offer a glimpse of a summer in 1974 when five young men from Saint Louis University spent five weeks together praying and composing music in Berkeley, California. The release of […]
FairMormon Expects Record Crowds at Annual Conference Addressing Challenges to Faith
By Religion News LLC — July 29, 2015
Provo, UT — FairMormon, a non-profit organization that distributes information in defense of Mormonism, is holding its 17th annual FairMormon Conference at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah on August 6-7th 2015. Conference organizers have seen an early rush of registrations, setting expectations for a record in-person and video streaming attendance. The FairMormon Conference draws […]
Brand New Matthew Kelly Book Invites Readers to Rediscover Jesus
By Religion News LLC — July 29, 2015
CINCINNATI (July 29, 2015) – Matthew Kelly, a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, announces new book, Rediscover Jesus, for hardcover release on August 17, 2015. In the first day of pre-orders on Amazon.com (July 1, 2015), the book reached number four on the overall Bestsellers list, and number one on the […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – July 31, 2015
By Religion News LLC — July 29, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1848 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on July 31 (check local listings). The Aga Khan – Around the world there are approximately 15 million Ismaili Muslims, a sub-group of the Shia branch of Islam, which […]
