Topic: Faith and Spirituality
The second of three discussions on the moral principles underlying the major issues of the 2004 presidential campaign. This week, R & E discusses surprisingly in-depth comments made by the candidates during a debate about what role faith plays in their policymaking. More
The number of Muslims in the U.S. is variously estimated at between two and six million — or more. About half are immigrants, and most of the rest, African Americans. We have a profile today of two Caucasian converts who were attracted to Islam when they were living abroad. More
Read more of R & E’s interview about Catholic voters with John Podesta of the Center for American Progress. More
We talk about the Jewish High Holidays with a hazzan, also known as a cantor, who leads a congregation in sung prayer. More
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
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
Like other European nations, Holland’s reputation for tolerance is being tested as the country grapples with how to welcome and integrate its growing immigrant Muslim population — a community of 900,000 people who are increasingly vocal in demanding equality in Dutch society. More
We have a story about a gay Orthodox Jew struggling with that seemingly impossible choice between sexual orientation and religion. It’s one of several such stories in a documentary feature film released three years ago and directed by Sandi Simcha Dubowski. The title of the film is TREMBLING BEFORE G-D. More
Read the R&E interview with Archbishop Thomas Kelly of Louisville, Kentucky about end-of-life issues. More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about evangelicals and evangelism with Randall Balmer. More
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