Duke University
How two Jewish Bible scholars got an audience with the pope
By Yonat Shimron — March 26, 2019
(RNS) — Marc Zvi Brettler, a Duke University Hebrew Bible scholar, said it took a bit of chutzpah, but, turns out, the pope was interested.
Swastika painted on Duke mural honoring synagogue victims
By The Associated Press — November 20, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University officials say someone painted a Nazi symbol on a mural honoring victims of last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.
Faith and friendship as a remedy to the opioid crisis
By Katelyn Beaty — August 30, 2018
(RNS) — With the help of addicts themselves, researchers are exploring the emotional, social and relational reasons why people become addicted—and how relationship with God and others can restore and heal.
Stephen Miller shows that synagogues must teach Jewish values
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 7, 2017
(RNS) — How did American Judaism 'produce' Stephen Miller?
Experts say Hobby Lobby must have known it was illegally importing artifacts
By Lauren Markoe — July 6, 2017
(RNS) 'No dealer in his right mind would have been involved in this,' said Jerome Eisenberg, an antiquities dealer who has specialized in ancient art for more than 60 years.
Diversity trouble at Duke Divinity
By Lauren Markoe — May 19, 2017
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Black students at Duke Divinity School demand to be taught their own story from professors who understand the life and witness of the black church, writes Carl W. Kenney.
Exhibit shows how Passover was artistically reinvented through the years
By Yonat Shimron — April 10, 2017
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) These haggadot, spanning the 14th to the 21st centuries, showcase the Jewish artistic imagination used in the service of Passover.
His fellowship cut short by travel ban, Iranian dissident returns to US
By Yonat Shimron — February 17, 2017
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) Mohsen Kadivar is no stranger to political turmoil. As an outspoken critic of Iran’s hard-line clerical leadership, he spent 18 months in Tehran’s infamous Evin Prison. But he didn't expect such turbulence in the United States.
When Jews and Muslims really speak to each other
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 17, 2017
When Jews and Muslims get real with each other, God smiles. So does Allah.
How Franklin Graham transformed a debate about Duke Chapel into a culture war (COMMENTARY)
By Aaron Griffith — January 23, 2015
(RNS) The apple does not fall too far from the tree, because even though Franklin Graham seems to have departed from his father’s more gentle demeanor, there is commonality in their communication strategy. Like his father, the younger Graham is preaching to the choir.
Hundreds of Duke students rally with Muslims at Friday’s call to prayer
By Yonat Shimron — January 16, 2015
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) The call to prayer was broadcast from a boxy public address system at the foot of the chapel, first in English, spoken by a woman, then in Arabic, recited in the familiar sing-song chant.
Study: Interfaith civic groups bridge diversity with participatory prayers
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 25, 2014
(RNS) Groups go beyond simple invocations to bind cultural divides with "bridging prayer."
Study: Pastors’ concerns for others may harm their own health
By Chris Lisee — July 3, 2012
(RNS) Studies of United Methodist pastors found high rates of chronic disease and depression, and researchers worry it can be difficult to convince clergy -- who tend to care for others first -- to seek help. By Chris Lisee.
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