BOB ABERNETHY: And now a new feature that will appear on this program from time to time. We call it Belief & Practice, and we’ll explore what people believe and how they practice their faith. This week, as the … More →

September 24, 1999

  BOB ABERNETHY: If mainline Protestants could have elected a pope anytime over the last generation or so, that person would almost certainly have been Martin Marty, who retired this spring from the University of Chicago Divinity School, just a … More →

April 3, 1998

  BOB ABERNETHY: When this program began last September, we visited a place that we called the “Highway to Heaven.” Afterward, a lot of people wrote and called asking, “Where is this highway? What country is it in?” We reported, … More →

January 2, 1998

  BOB ABERNETHY: Fifty years ago this month, an ex-paratroop chaplain helped found a small, nondenominational church is Washington, DC. It’s never had more than 130 members, but many church historians say it’s become one of the most admired places … More →

October 31, 1997