Read an excerpt from author and churchgoer Diana Butler Bass’s book STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY: A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH IN COMMUNITY. More →

May 3, 2002

Read excerpts from Jeff Sheler’s interview with Emory University religion professor Gary Laderman. More →

April 26, 2002

Part two of a five-part series exploring religious America: Today, just over half of all Americans are Protestants, worshipping in 300,000 congregations, in many hundreds of denominations — and, often, apart from any denomination. Part two reports on the experiences of being a mainline Protestant, an evangelical, and part of the black Church. More →

March 3, 2002

To average Catholics, it may be hard to imagine their priest with a wife and children. But, to a limited extent, it is already happening. More →

June 22, 2001

Baptism is an important rite of initiation in the Christian tradition, but the baptism ceremony varies depending upon the denomination. Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and many in the Protestant denominations baptize infants. Baptists and Pentecostal Churches baptize only adults or children old enough to profess their faith. More →

April 13, 2001

The installation of former Ambassador Andrew Young as the new president of the Protestant-based National Council of Churches was among the highlights of the NCC’s 50th anniversary celebration, but the organization faces financial problems and lack of a clear mission. More →

November 12, 1999