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Watch Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, describe the response so far to the Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project and the importance of sermons and religious speech in the life of the … More
On January 31, former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele was elected the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele is a Roman Catholic who has advocated for traditional family values. Watch him talk about his faith and values … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a powerful story today about punishment for juveniles who commit crimes. The Supreme Court has thrown out the death penalty for such young people, but in 44 states they can still be sentenced to … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Think of Buddhist monks and you probably imagine practitioners sitting stark still trying to quiet their minds. Who knew that the violent martial art kung fu has it’s own spiritual foundation? Lucky Severson reports on “action meditation.” … More
In 2004, novelist John Updike spoke at the Center for Religious Inquiry at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. Read Benedicta Cipolla’s report. After 21 novels and countless short stories, John Updike still creates characters who behave in the … More
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News broke this week that President Barack Obama has selected his former campaign aide Joshua DuBois to head the newly renamed White House Council of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses DuBois, reaction … More
President Barack Obama has selected Joshua DuBois to head the White House Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The 26-year-old Pentecostal minister led religious outreach for Obama’s presidential campaign. DuBois spoke with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton … More
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is asking a range of religious leaders what they most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration. Watch Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine, and Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Roman … More
by Judith Valente Sex, lies—and food—dominated the proceedings at this year’s annual meeting of Christian and Jewish ethicists. The January 8-11 gathering in Chicago marked the 50th anniversary of the Society of Christian Ethics, and while most of the discussions … More