Is the golden age of American Jews really ending?
By Mark Silk
(RNS) — Reports of its demise are premature.
Excommunication is not the church’s equivalent of capital punishment
By Thomas Reese
(RNS) — The church has not had a good system for punishing people since we got rid of the Inquisition.
In toxic time, hope can be the solid ground we can stand on
By Cassandra Lawrence
(RNS) — Severely tried in the months since Oct. 7, the interfaith community still looks to the promise of future flourishing.
How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
By Lindsay DiCuirci
(The Conversation) — Spiritualists believed that after shedding the body in death, the spirit would continue on a celestial journey and help those on Earth create a more just world.
A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn’t fire, state police say
By Bruce Shipkowski
(AP) – The chaos at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock took place Sunday while the service was being livestreamed, state police said in a news release.
Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
By Virginia Raguin
(The Conversation) — Images of Christ often represented prevailing cultural beliefs, allowing onlookers to connect in a deep and meaningful way.
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