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Pastor, author and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson dies by suicide

September 10, 2019

(RNS) — News of Wilson’s passing followed a series of tweets he posted throughout the day Monday that dealt with suicide, including a post encouraging followers to remember that even though loving Jesus doesn’t cure mental illnesses, he does offer companionship and comfort.

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Report: News coverage of Muslims is more negative than of other minority groups

by Aysha Khan

September 4, 2019

(RNS) — Researchers attributed some of the findings to coverage of violent conflict or Islamist groups, but also noted a lack of obituaries and wedding announcements about Muslims.

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Trailblazing sociologist of religion Wade Clark Roof dies at 80

by Jack Jenkins

August 26, 2019

(RNS) — Despite his seminal book on religion among Baby Boomers, his former students say Roof’s most lasting presence will likely be felt in those he mentored.

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Toni Morrison and the holiness of the living, breathing flesh

by Emilie M. Townes

August 8, 2019

(RNS) — What Morrison taught us is that the holy is both radically immanent and transcendent and in too much of our religious and theological thought we focus on the transcendent — at our peril.

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A goodbye to a man who taught us how to look at death

by Bob Smietana

July 25, 2019

(RNS) — Rob said that being willing to die was different than accepting death. He did not want to make friends with death. Instead, he called it the 'final evil' — which he, as a Christian, was willing to endure.

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Norman Geisler, theologian and prolific author, dies at 86

by Adelle M. Banks

July 1, 2019

(RNS) — A philosopher and longtime defender of conservative Christian beliefs, Geisler founded the International Society of Christian Apologetics in 2006.

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Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37

by Emily McFarlan Miller

May 4, 2019

(RNS) — Evans repeatedly made the best-seller lists with wise and funny chronicles of her faith, doubt, honest questions and evolving beliefs.

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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

by Michael Graczyk

December 1, 2018

HOUSTON (AP) — Bush will be honored with a funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral, the White House said Saturday, and President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend.

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Eugene Peterson, author of 'The Message' and pastor to other pastors, dies

by Emily McFarlan Miller

October 22, 2018

(RNS) — Among Peterson's last words were, 'Let's go,' according to a statement from his family.

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Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith

by Adelle M. Banks

August 27, 2018

(RNS) — The longtime Arizona Republican senator, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of 81.

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Appreciation: Philip Roth belongs in canon of greatest American authors

by G. Jeffrey MacDonald

May 23, 2018

(RNS) — Roth was a literary archaeologist who dug deep into his imagination and memory to re-create the American Jewish milieu of his youth.

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Philip Roth, acclaimed and controversial novelist who probed Jewish themes, dies at 85

by Kimberly Winston

May 23, 2018

(RNS) — Though Roth was an avowed atheist, Judaism was a perennial theme in much of his work.

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Crash of small plane kills Jewish seminary’s president

by Lauren Markoe

May 7, 2018

(AP) — The seminary Rabbi Aaron Panken led is the leading institution for the training of rabbis in the Reform movement, the largest stream of Judaism in the U.S.

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James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79

by Adelle M. Banks

April 28, 2018

(RNS) — His theology contrasted sharply with traditional views by articulating God’s identification with U.S. blacks.

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A brief history of Stephen Hawking's atheism

by Kimberly Winston

March 14, 2018

(RNS) — His nonbelief was more of a slow simmer than Richard Dawkins' explosive ire.

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Pastor, author and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson dies by suicide

Report: News coverage of Muslims is more negative than of other minority groups

Trailblazing sociologist of religion Wade Clark Roof dies at 80

Toni Morrison and the holiness of the living, breathing flesh

A goodbye to a man who taught us how to look at death

Norman Geisler, theologian and prolific author, dies at 86

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

Eugene Peterson, author of 'The Message' and pastor to other pastors, dies

Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith

Appreciation: Philip Roth belongs in canon of greatest American authors

Philip Roth, acclaimed and controversial novelist who probed Jewish themes, dies at 85

Crash of small plane kills Jewish seminary’s president

James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79

A brief history of Stephen Hawking's atheism

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