dialogue
More Jesus, less touching: 14 changes to the Mormon temple endowment ceremony
By Jana Riess — February 10, 2023
(RNS) — Just four years after the most recent revisions, the LDS temple ceremony has undergone more changes.
Four Catholic solutions to toxic politics
By Thomas Reese — January 9, 2020
(RNS) — As the largest church with an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, Catholics have a special obligation to try something before it is too late.
Pope Francis: This Halloween, take time to reflect on the ‘three deaths’
By Claire Giangravé — November 1, 2019
RNS — 'A culture that forgets death begins to die within,' Pope Francis told a group of young people on Halloween. 'He who forgets death has already begun to die.'
Some think interfaith dialogue goes nowhere. A veteran rabbi begs to differ.
By Lauren Markoe — October 3, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) – 'No one living in Northern Ireland, South Africa or Bosnia-Herzegovina 30 or 40 years ago believed their conflicts would end, but they did,' said Rabbi Ron Kronish.
Interfaith coalition launches ‘Know Your Neighbor’ campaign
By Madeleine Buckley — June 8, 2017
(RNS) The Islamic Networks Group and its 70 interfaith partners announced their summer campaign encouraging interfaith discussion and understanding.
Arab-Jewish preschool an island of sanity amid violence, parents say
By Shira Rubin — October 29, 2015
JAFFA, Israel — Amid ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis, a school in this city seems more determined than ever to teach Arab and Jewish children about coexistence.
Atheists are disliked — but new data shows interfaith dialogue can help
By Chris Stedman — July 21, 2014
Atheists are rightfully concerned about stigma. Pew's latest poll is evidence that we've got some ground to cover before we're socially accepted—and we should consider interfaith dialogue as a means of doing so.
Can atheist and theist family members get along?
By Chris Stedman — July 3, 2014
'Understanding an Atheist' author Kevin Davis shares his advice for atheists and theists struggling to relate to family members with different beliefs.
My friend thinks I’m probably going to Hell
By Chris Stedman — June 11, 2014
“I need to ask you something,” I said. “Do you think I’m going to Hell?" She inhaled sharply and said, “Yes.”
On Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and talking to those we disagree with
By Chris Stedman — February 5, 2014
When I first heard that Bill Nye and Ken Ham would be debating evolution and creationism at the Creation Museum, I thought it was a big mistake. But as the Nye-Ham debate set the Internet ablaze, I couldn’t help but think of one of the only people I know who has actually visited the Creation Museum.
Four atheists and Humanists travel the world to help humanity: An interview with Conor Robinson
By Chris Stedman — January 13, 2014
As we begin 2014, the four atheists and Humanists of the pioneering Pathfinders Project—perhaps the first international service trip specifically organized for atheists and Humanists—are already reaching the halfway point of a year of service to others.
10 things to expect from my ‘Faitheist’ column
By Chris Stedman — December 4, 2013
You may be asking yourself: What on earth is a ‘faitheist’? It’s been years since I first heard the term “faitheist”—a pejorative used by some atheists to describe other nontheists who seem too accommodating of religion. As an atheist and an interfaith activist, I decided that I liked the word enough to embrace it. I […]
Free Thought Exchange brings atheists to church for dialogue
By Kellie Moore — November 15, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (RNS) Jason Testerman is the founder of Free Thought Exchange, a Denver-based organization created within the past two years to foster dialogue and understanding between Christians and atheists.
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