Watch Robinson read from the final pages of “Gilead” and read this March 11, 2005 interview with her in Washington, DC. More →

March 18, 2005

Read Bob Abernethy’s full interview with William Sloane Coffin: Q: You have, in the course of your life, participated in a good many great causes and have done so with a lot of passion. As you look around the country … More →

August 27, 2004

Read recollections of William Sloane Coffin by the Rev. Thomas B. Chittick, Lutheran campus minister at Yale in the 1970s. He was interviewed by phone from Maine, where he is the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Westbrook. I started … More →

August 27, 2004

The national debate over same-sex marriage has posed big challenges for many African-American clergy. Traditionally, black churches have stressed an interpretation of Scripture that opposes homosexuality. But those congregations also have long been at the forefront in fighting for civil rights. What happens when those two values seem to collide? More →

July 16, 2004

U.S. mainline denominations are all deeply divided on gay issues. In 2003, the U.S. Episcopal Church consecrated an openly gay bishop. But the United Methodists have stood firm in their opposition to homosexuality. In a series of votes, United Methodist delegates reaffirmed their church’s traditional policy, which says the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching.” More →

May 7, 2004

The United Methodist Church — the second largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. — opened its 11-day-long General Conference in Pittsburgh this week. The highest legislative body of the church meets only every four years. This time, gay issues are expected to dominate. More →

April 30, 2004

Part five of a five-part series: Concluding RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY’s five-part series “Exploring Religious America,” Bob Abernethy speaks with experts John Green, Robert Franklin, and Peter Steinfels about the findings of the survey. Topics include scandal in the Catholic church, spirituality versus tradition, America’s increasing religious diversity, and whether true interfaith understanding is possible. More →

May 24, 2002

Read excerpts from Kim Lawton’s interview with Robert Franklin on American Protestantism and culture. More →

May 3, 2002

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Nancy Ammerman on American Protestantism. More →

May 3, 2002

Read excerpts from Bob Abernethy’s interview with Martin Marty on the status and future of religion in America. More →

May 3, 2002