faith
A biblical answer to the $1 trillion problem of student debt
By F. Romall Smalls — May 2, 2018
(RNS) — Believe that the creator of the universe made us all for a much higher purpose than to languish in debt.
Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about his new book: ‘Faith’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2018
(RNS) — The former president also told RNS about his plans to speak at Liberty University and cutting back on his Sunday school teaching.
Why must ‘faith’ and ‘Enlightenment’ be seen as contradictions of each other?
By Martin E. Marty — February 12, 2018
Most sentient humans, as individuals and in groups, find sundry ways of being, thinking, and acting. In my faith tradition we speak of the human creature as being simul iustus et peccator, “at the same time righteous and a sinner.”
On the anniversary of Sandy Hook, a mother’s gratitude for her child’s faith
By Sophfronia Scott — December 13, 2017
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) — He has few words for the magnitude of what happened but I knew he had to work his own grief, and the way he did so would determine the way in which he walked through the world — whether he could live in faith and not fear.
Forged in Waco’s fires: The FBI and religion scholars reflect on their 25-year relationship
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 28, 2017
(RNS) — After a 1993 fire, accidentally triggered by federal authorities, killed 75 members of an obscure Christian sect in Waco, Texas, one of the 'lessons learned' was this: Call in religion experts in a crisis where faith is a factor.
In Greece, the evil eye is trending
By Jenny Lower — September 21, 2017
ATHENS, Greece (RNS) — The growing popularity of the mati, the 'all-seeing eyeball,' appears to reflect a growing interest in New Age spirituality as well as the psychological toll of Greece’s ongoing debt crisis.
When it’s sexuality versus religion, Americans stand divided
By Adelle M. Banks — June 29, 2017
(RNS) They also don’t agree on whether faith or hate is the motivator for religious believers’ opposition to sexual freedoms.
As Catholic influence in Ireland wanes, some hope abortion will be legalized
By Karen Huber — May 16, 2017
DUBLIN (RNS) The parallel tracks on which the Roman Catholic Church and Irish civil society run appear to be separating.
Five rational arguments why God (very probably) exists
By Robert H. Nelson — May 11, 2017
(The Conversation) While the number of Americans who believe in God diminishes, the rational probabilities for the existence of a supernatural God have risen, writes Robert H. Nelson.
Bill McKibben talks faith on his way to the Climate March
By Lauren Markoe — April 28, 2017
(RNS) "We are now large enough to spit in God's face," McKibben says of the human race. "And we are."
Scientists ponder how to talk to the faithful about climate change
By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2017
(RNS) 'My entreaty for scientists is to be able to speak publicly about why you care,' said the Rev. Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith.
With Kaine and Pence, religion finally takes center stage in Election 2016
By Lauren Markoe — October 5, 2016
(RNS) A question on religion brings candidates to the nexus of faith and public policy.
More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day
By Lauren Markoe — September 22, 2016
(RNS) A full quarter of U.S. adults now say they have no religious affiliation. But despite their heft, the 'nones' are no voting bloc.
What’s US religion worth? $1.2 trillion, says one demographer
By Lauren Markoe — September 14, 2016
(RNS) It might seem folly to try to put a number on religion's value to American society. But Brian Grim gave it a try.
‘Hillbilly Elegy’: Best-selling author J.D. Vance on faith in Appalachia
By Kelsey Dallas — September 8, 2016
'Church is increasingly something that is relatively confined to upper-income, well-educated people. I think that’s something people should recognize about the role of religious faith in this part of the world.'
