Jamie Aten
Survey: Americans think bad things just happen; God is not responsible
By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2021
(RNS) — The vast majority of U.S. adults ascribe suffering at least partly to random chance, a new Pew Research survey found.
For evangelical leader Jamie Aten, advocating for vaccines led to a death threat
By Bob Smietana — April 27, 2021
(RNS) — Aten, who teaches at an evangelical college, has received swarms of angry anti-vaxxer emails — including one saying his work was ‘punishable by death.’
As depression, anxiety, grief spike during pandemic and protest, churches offer hope, mental health resources
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 13, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — As people across the country deal with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s reckoning over racism, many Christian leaders, organizations and churches are providing resources not only to care for their spiritual and physical health, but also their mental health.
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2020
(RNS) — New resources for church members follow other initiatives to help clergy and congregations cope with the many questions swirling around reopening churches.
Surgeon general, disaster experts advise church leaders in COVID-19 online summit
By Adelle M. Banks — March 26, 2020
(RNS) — Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams advised faith leaders: 'Follow the guidance from your local health department and find ways to partner with them.'
Jamie Aten doesn’t just study disaster. He’s lived it.
By Yonat Shimron — January 4, 2019
(RNS) — In his new memoir, Aten, a Wheaton College professor, recounts how his oncologist told him, 'You’re in for your own personal kind of disaster.'
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