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Sally Morrow | May 16, 2012

N.T. Wright's 'How God Became King'
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Sally Morrow | May 16, 2012

Christian apologist N.T. Wright's insistence that Christianity has got it all wrong seems to mark a turning point for the serious rethinking of heaven.
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Why Ross Douthat thinks we’re ‘a nation of heretics’

Daniel Burke | Apr 17, 2012

(RNS) New York Times columnist Ross Douthat doesn't mince words in his new book "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics."  In an interview with Religion News Service, Douthat explains his definition of heresy, why he thinks Mitt Romney and President Obama are both heretics, and why more Americans should argue about religion. By Daniel Burke.
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Poll shows Christianity good for the poor, bad for sex

Annalisa Musarra | Apr 11, 2012

(RNS) Americans believe Christianity is a force for good on poverty and even women's rights, but has a negative impact on sexuality and America's image abroad, according to a new poll. By Annalisa Musarra. 250 words.
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Atheists likely to outnumber Christians in England in 20 years

Al Webb | Mar 9, 2012

LONDON (RNS) New research indicates that Christianity is rapidly losing followers in Great Britain at such a pace that unbelievers will become a majority in 20 years. By Al Webb.
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Franklin Graham apologizes for questioning Obama’s faith

Adelle M. Banks | Feb 28, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) "I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama," evangelist Franklin Graham said.  "I apologize to him and to any I have offended for not better articulating my reason for not supporting him in this election."  By Adelle M. Banks.
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Church seeks line between interfaith and intolerance

Tim Townsend | Feb 10, 2012

DES PERES, Mo. (RNS) In a time when disdain for other faiths is commonplace, even blessed in some religious circles, how does a Bible study instructor contrast the teachings and doctrines of another tradition and his own without seeming intolerant? Tim Townsend reports.
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Dickens and religion: A tale of two views

Peggy Fletcher Stack | Feb 7, 2012

(RNS) "It is Christianity to be gentle, merciful, and forgiving, and to keep those qualities quiet in our own hearts, and never make a boast of them, or of our prayers or of our love of God, but always to show that we love Him by humbly trying to do right in everything." -- Charles Dickens, The Life of Our Lord
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As missionary movement turns 200, questions for the future

G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Jan 26, 2012

"It's part of the American character to go out and help people," said Clifford Putney, assistant professor of American religious history at Bentley University. "We go (out) saying we have all these great ideas and (people abroad) would be better off following them."
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