Michael Wear
Michael Wear is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Michael Wear
This Lent, take up some practices that counter the worst of our politics
By Michael Wear — February 14, 2024
(RNS) — Yes, we have to go through this presidential campaign season. Here’s a way to do it better.
Philanthropists and politicians: Religion is not a problem to solve, it’s a partnership opportunity
By Michael Wear — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — It is certainly within the rights of philanthropic and political institutions to 'not do religion,' but such an approach undermines any meaningful, holistic commitment to community or place-based humanitarian efforts in much of this country.
The stories we tell about our country and our faith matter
By Michael Wear and Amy E. Black — March 6, 2020
(RNS) — Too many influential people believe and tell the story that either a diverse America is a threat to Christianity or that Christianity is a threat to a diverse America.
Theodore Hesburgh’s private faith in the public square (COMMENTARY)
By Michael Wear — February 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The institution that Theodore Hesburgh built in South Bend, Ind., stands as a testimony to the embrace of the public square and private faith that he modeled in his own life.
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