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Connections between Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. are inevitable. Some see the presidential inauguration as a testament to the sacrifice of Reverend King and a as powerful expression of hope. More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s January 10, 2009 interview in Philadelphia with the Rev. Donna Jones, senior pastor at Cookman United Methodist Church: Q: Tell me a little bit about the ministries you have here, especially aimed at kids. A: … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s January 10, 2009 interview with Harold Dean Trulear, associate professor of applied theology at Howard University in Washington, DC and president of GLOBE Community Ministries in Philadelphia: Q: Give us a very brief description of … More
[MYPLAYLIST=4] BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, a conversation about the spirit of the country on the eve of the Obama inauguration. Alice McDermott is a writer, a National Book Award winner, whose latest novel is “After This.” Rabbi Marc Gopin is … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: The violence in Gaza may question whether people of different religions can ever learn to live together in peace. But especially since 9/11, many religious leaders and scholars have been trying to identify their differences and work … More
Book Excerpt by Gustav Niebuhr Gandhi is the gold standard when it comes to talking about interreligious respect. On the night that India became independent from Britain, the goal for which he had worked so hard, Gandhi avoided the ceremonies … More
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The Rev. Sharon Watkins, president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), who will preach at the National Prayer Service the day after Barack Obama’s inauguration, talks about the broad themes of her sermon and the significance of being the … More
Evangelical megachurch pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration. In interviews over the years with RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY managing editor Kim Lawton, he has described the wide-ranging political and moral agenda he … More
Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire Gene Robinson, who will deliver the invocation at the Lincoln Memorial inaugural event on January 18, talked during the campaign last May with RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY managing editor Kim Lawton about endorsing political candidates … More