The commission set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, to determine how the Anglican Communion can maintain its unity while recognizing wide diversity of opinion about …
If religious fervor is a response to human insecurity as I have argued, and if it covers prejudices with God talk and piety, then what are the specific …
The rise of the evangelical, religious vote in the United States can be viewed externally and historically, my task this week; or internally and emotionally, my task next …
Last week I began an analysis of the rise in religious and evangelical fervor that was so powerfully displayed in the presidential election in November. For many it …
The votes are in. The presidency of George W. Bush will extend for four more years. His victory was significant in both the popular vote and the Electoral …
Elizabeth Robinson, a friend of mine who teaches English as a second language to the children of immigrants in New Zealand, recently sent me an exercise on the …
The political campaign is almost over. Soon the constant barrage of character-assassinating rage so omnipresent on our television screens will end. If the pollsters are accurate half of …
I ask my readers’ indulgence this week as I roam over some of the terrain of my own ministry. My reminiscence revolves around a simple phrase: “when we …
Dear Friends,
I now have more than 5000 questions on file from my readers. If I limit myself to one each week, my present supply will not …
Is death a natural and normal part of human life or is it an enemy that we must always seek to defeat? That is an issue being debated …