“That old singing, that old praying which I love so much—that is the great strength of my being, of my writing,” says the author of “A Lesson before Dying” and many other critically acclaimed books. More →

February 18, 2011

Read an excerpt from “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” by Ernest J. Gaines. More →

February 18, 2011

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 →

January 16, 2009

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 →

January 16, 2009

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a story today about other people wrestling with the notion of brotherly dwelling. They’re Americans and Mexicans whose community is about to be bisected by the fence the government is building along the Rio Grande, … More →

May 9, 2008

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a story today about a woman who is both African American and an Orthodox Jew, a rare but real combination in this country. Her very name expresses her mixed identity — Yavilah McCoy — and … More →

January 26, 2007

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We continue today our pre-election series on politics 2006 — on the air and on our Web site, where there is now a special area devoted to religion and politics. This week, the story of a radical … More →

October 13, 2006

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Gardner Taylor with Duke Divinity School professor of preaching Richard Lischer: Q: Looking at the American religious scene, how significant has Gardner Taylor been? A: He’s very significant, because he almost single-handedly has … More →

August 18, 2006

Read an excerpt from HOW SHALL THEY PREACH? by Gardner C. Taylor, reprinted in THE COMPANY OF PREACHERS, an anthology edited by Richard Lischer (Eerdmans, 2002): Gardner C. Taylor Every preacher ought never to forget in his preaching that one … More →

August 18, 2006

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — the Mormons — barred African-Americans from full membership until 1978. Since then, the church has increased its outreach to African-American communities, but has yet to repudiate its old teachings that blacks were cursed by God as descendents of Cain or Ham. More →

March 31, 2006