Riverside Church
From Rockettes to Riverside: Senior minister Adriene Thorne leads NYC church
By Adelle M. Banks — September 22, 2023
(RNS) — ‘I love bringing dancers that I know into the space,’ she said. ‘We had some at my installation.’
100 years later, Fosdick’s question, ‘Shall the fundamentalists win?’ still echoes
By Jacob Lupfer — May 20, 2022
(RNS) — The answer, improbable at the time, was, 'Yes, they shall.'
Christian ethicist Donald W. Shriver Jr., who called America to repent of racism, dies
By Yonat Shimron — August 9, 2021
(RNS) — The former president of Union Theological Seminary in New York, Shriver believed public repentance was the only hope for 'a future less evil than our pasts.'
James Forbes’ ode to Juneteenth calls on Americans to embrace the promise of freedom
By Yonat Shimron — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — The retired pastor's spoken word is not simply a paean to freedom. It’s a call to all Americans to face the reality of the nation’s history and the unfinished work of Juneteenth.
Celebrity lineup to read King’s anti-war speech on assassination anniversary
By Adelle M. Banks — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — Alice Walker, Jane Fonda and Ibram X. Kendi are set to read the civil rights leader’s speech during a ‘Breaking the Silence’ webinar.
How to celebrate Christmas: Change the world
By Amy Butler — December 24, 2019
(RNS) — How should we celebrate Christmas? Pay off others' debts, for a start, and dismantle and rebuild systems that keep people in poverty.
Amy Butler, first female pastor of The Riverside Church, to step down
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 5, 2019
(RNS) — The Rev. Amy Butler, the first female pastor to lead the Riverside Church in New York City, is parting ways with the historic, progressive Christian church.
Why Rev. Amy Butler is talking politics, sin and loss this Lent
By Jack Jenkins — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — 'We’re going to take the season of Lent ... and see if we can’t reclaim some of the language for sin,' the Rev. Amy Butler said.
When Martin Luther King Jr. broke his silence on Vietnam
By Amy Butler — March 29, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — In 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' King reminded his listeners of why he began the work for which he would ultimately give his life.
Church Clarity pressures pastors and churches to disclose views on homosexuality
By Jonathan Merritt — October 18, 2017
(RNS) — Prominent pastors are finding themselves on the hot seat thanks to a new group's efforts to call out leaders who lack clear stances, writes Jonathan Merritt. (COMMENTARY)
Cracks in the ‘stained-glass ceiling’: Women reach prominent pulpits
By Adelle M. Banks — August 29, 2014
(RNS) It's been 40 years since the Episcopal Church first ordained women, and other denominations have long included women in their clergy ranks. Now, three prominent cities have women pastors leading historic, tall-steeple churches.
Historic Riverside Church recommends first woman as senior minister
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 28, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Riverside's pulpit has been home to some of the most influential clergy in progressive Protestantism, including Harry Emerson Fosdick, William Sloane Coffin Jr. and James Forbes Jr.
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