biblical studies

What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you

By Melanie A. Howard — July 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly about the topic, a biblical scholar explains.

Faith like a child: An interview with a ‘childist’ biblical scholar

By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 13, 2019
(RNS) — Julie Faith Parker, associate professor of biblical studies at General Theological Seminary in New York City, is one of the pioneering scholars in the field of childist biblical interpretation — a term she helped introduce in biblical studies in the last decade.

Ala. bill would move religion classes off campus

By Tracy Gordon — February 22, 2012

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) A proposed Alabama law would allow churches or ministries to teach a religion class to public school students off campus, if parents and school boards give permission and the churches provide transportation and other expenses. By Greg Garrison.

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