Duke University sociologist Mark Chaves’ took another look at trends in U.S. religion and wrote a book whose working title was “Continuity and Change in American Religion.” His publisher thought that “The Decline of American Religion” would sell more books. But it’s not that simple.
Is sponsoring an expensive private school a conflict with deeply held values or an expression of them?
Almost all U.S. churches witnessed a change in the financial giving they received in 2010 compared to 2009, with smaller churches feeling the squeeze but larger churches faring relatively better.
We can’t record Jim Naughton’s voice on your home answering machine, but can you guess which of these stories are April Fool’s pranks and which ones ought to be?
Bishop Suheil Dawani of Jerusalem remains in the city while he appeals the revocation of his visa by Israeli authorities.
Growing out of recent discussions, an exciting new ministry is announced.
I acknowledge as fully as any one can that commerce is an instrument in the Divine education and that if there is, lying at the root of Society, the recognition of the unity of men in Christ, the actual intercourse of men in different countries will bring out that belief into clearness and fulness, and remove the limitation and narrowness which arise from the confusion between Christ Himself and our notions about Him.