Topic: Faith and Spirituality
“It is our love that brings us into communion with God, not our knowledge about God,” he says. “It’s the difference between looking at a photograph of somebody you love and looking into the eyes of someone you love.” More
“It seems to me like the church would be the place that would lead the way in having dangerous conversations,” says megachurch pastor Rob Bell, author of the controversial “Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.” More
“Is there a point at which a change of heart no longer means anything to God?” Watch more of our interview with pastor and author Rob Bell. More
“I thought he raised some really interesting questions,” says Prof. Mary Vanden Berg when asked about Rob Bell’s book on heaven and God’s judgement. “But I think Christian tradition has answered them.” Watch more of our discussion with her. More
“The houses are not just ‘given’ to the families,” says Dr. Brenda Williams, “They have to work for it. They have to earn it.” She and her husband have been using their own money to provide homes to disadvantaged families. More
“There’s a fundamental misunderstanding that says religion needs to be serious all the time and gloomy and dour,” says Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of Between Heaven and Mirth, who believes humor is good for one’s spiritual health. More
“Religion isn’t bad, but until religion becomes actual spiritual experience, it is just religion,” says this sometimes controversial Franciscan priest and author. More
“He’s very open about his faith and that seems to be genuine, but he’s going to make mistakes,” says Cathleen Falsani, author of the new book Belieber!. More
A new survey finds that Catholics in the US are making up their own minds about social and moral concerns. As one of the authors of the survey, William D’Antonio, said, American Catholics like being Catholic but they like to do it on their own terms. More
The Claremont School of Theology, the Islamic Center of Southern California, and the Academy for Jewish Religion California are partners in a new effort to educate leaders for churches, synagogues, and mosques in shared classes. More
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