When Pope Benedict XVI sent his tweet before Christmas, he was joining a long line of churches and clerics who already explore ministry through social media.
Malcolm Boyd recalls the day he was met Thomas Merton.
“God does not first remake the world in order to enter it, and entering the world does not diminish the dignity of divinity. The incarnation affirms that our fragility and frailty are not contrary to divine intention. Rather, they too are taken up by divinity when God becomes flesh.” –John Thatamanil
Pope Benedict XVI used his Christmas message to assail same sex marriage and to attack “gender theory” while an Anglican Church in Auckland says that it’s Christmas so it’s time for Jesus to “come out.”
Reducing gun violence isn’t just about what policies will work. It is also about changing hearts and minds of the electorate. There is a Christian duty in both.
To answer the problem of violence with more violence is at odds with the teachings of all faith traditions of the vast majority of people of faith in America.
Rabbi Matthew Gevirtz, Bishop Mark Beckwith and Imam Deen Shareet appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to talk about bringing hope in a times of violence.
The Washington Post describes the war for the soul of the Church of the England on the way to modernization.
A guide to understanding church and state in the United Kingdom is also a useful primer for Episcopalians..
The denial of women bishops and the panicked reaction to the idea of marriage equality in the Church of England reveals that this is not just an institutional battle. It has become the way that many people have come to know the Gospel. The preoccupation with women and sex is driving people away from the Church. .