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Cruising for a cause in Fairbanks
Published June 26, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Earlier this year, shock waves went out through the faith community and beyond about the Stone Soup Cafe outreach as it was moved out of its longtime location at First United Methodist Church.
Assessing John Calvin's role in Reformation history
Published June 19, 2009
GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.
Prison theology program gives inmates a second chance
Published June 12, 2009
PARCHMAN, Miss. — The graduates patted each other’s backs, and nervously chatted with their families. Some sat quietly, meditating about their future while others wept.
Protestants turn to marketing to stem membership loss
Published May 29, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.
A simple story to offer eternal significance
Published May 22, 2009
Over the triple doors in the Cathedral in Milan, Italy, there are three inscriptions spanning the church’s arches:
Torture debate has some evangelicals soul-searching
Published May 15, 2009
Among evangelical leaders, debate about the use of harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists has prompted introspection about faith, ethics, the Golden Rule, just wars, Jack Bauer and Jesus.
Recession slows construction of Ave Maria University campus and town
Published May 8, 2009
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Near the magnificent new church on the Ave Maria University campus, sculptor Marton Varo chips away at 80 tons of the best white marble money can buy, direct from the same Italian quarry where Michelangelo used to get his.
Undercover student
Published April 24, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.
Monks put faith in beauty product to raise money
Published April 17, 2009
WORCESTER, Mass. — A few years ago, members of the Teresian Carmelites monastery had nearly run out of ways to raise money for their charitable work.
Black and Jewish, a synagogue gains acceptance
Published April 9, 2009
PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.
Ph.D. program studies Christian spirituality
Published April 3, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new doctorate program at a conservative Baptist seminary will explore the life lessons of the Bible at a time when self-help spirituality is being popularized by celebrities like Oprah.
Fairbanks Catholic Diocese selling assets under bankruptcy plan
Published April 2, 2009
FAIRBANKS — A little more than a year since declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese filed a reorganization plan Tuesday with the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court.
