Messiah
How a leaderless Chabad movement led to an illegal tunnel brawl
By Yonat Shimron — January 18, 2024
(RNS) — The tunnel’s discovery was just the latest in a 30-year clash among factions of the Hasidic group led by the late Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who died 30 years ago.
New ‘Dune’ movie gives us a messiah for uncertain times
By Jillian Cheney — October 27, 2021
(RNS) — Legions of fans of Frank Herbert’s mystical 1965 sci-fi novel have been waiting for someone to get the screen version right. The HBO Max adaptation goes a long way, with a few nods to modern sensibilities.
France’s ‘hip’ female rabbi draws Muslims, Christians and Jews in a time of crisis
By Julia Lieblich and Luc Vachez — June 29, 2020
(RNS) — One of only four female rabbis in France, Delphine Horvilleur calls herself a storyteller, and one who believes that ‘God has a good sense of humor.’
In ‘The Last Emperox,’ John Scalzi delivers a satisfying space opera with a soul
By Bob Smietana — April 13, 2020
(RNS) — In ‘The Last Emperox,’ author John Scalzi mixes action and religion to create a page-turning space opera whose characters try to save the world despite their own flaws.
Netflix’s ‘Messiah’ is not my Jesus
By Thomas Reese — February 19, 2020
(RNS) — Netflix’s 'Messiah' is intriguing, but in the end, good television makes for bad theology.
Keeping the mystic, messianic faith of Star Wars’ Skywalkers
By Bob Smietana — December 13, 2019
(RNS) — It’s time once more to tell the old familiar story, set on the outskirts of an ancient and powerful empire, of a child born of a virgin and destined to save the world.
Explainer: Trump and the politics of the Messiah
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 22, 2019
(RNS) — Recent praise of the president has some evangelical leaders reassuring followers that Trump had no delusions about the nature of his mission. But you could see how he might.
What was the legacy of Woodstock?
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 15, 2019
We thought that we had entered a new age. We were wrong -- but the music is still great.
Kenya’s Legio Maria sprouts believers in the shadow of the Catholic Church
By Tonny Onyulo — August 22, 2018
KISUMU, Kenya (RNS) – The group is often mistaken as being Catholic because it celebrates the main elements of the traditional Latin Mass. But its beliefs are anything but.
Why I will miss Charles Krauthammer
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 11, 2018
Charles Krauthammer reminded us: it's not time, yet, for "kumbaya."
Mormon Tabernacle Choir shows ‘Messiah’ for Easter, too
By Adelle M. Banks — March 23, 2016
(RNS) The Christmastime staple is no longer for Advent only.
COMMENTARY: How much of Christ can we stand in Christmas?
By Tom Ehrich — December 10, 2013
(RNS) I'd say the moment is ripe for new life being born in stables and forced to flee the powerful and greedy.
ACLU says magistrate can’t order ‘Messiah’ name change
By Bob Smietana — August 13, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) "In this case, the judge is creating a culture where she is imposing her religious beliefs on others," said Hedy Weinberg of the Tennessee ACLU. "And that is unacceptable."
Superman: Jesus figure or ‘anti-Christ’?
By David Gibson — June 27, 2013
(RNS) Superman has always been identified with Jesus, which is why Warner Bros. Pictures made a big pitch to churches and pastors to get the flock to see the new “Man of Steel” movie. But many Christians are leaving the theater saying this Superman isn’t Jesus; he’s "the anti-Christ."
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