RELIGION

T.D. Jakes labels himself ‘Bishop Lazarus’ in return to pulpit on New Year’s Eve

(RNS) — Saying “I’m standing here as a testimony,” Bishop T.D. Jakes returned to his Dallas megachurch on New Year’s…

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How Jimmy Carter created the religious right

(RNS) — Amid the many accolades and occasional brickbats now raining down on the late Jimmy Carter, let us note…

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2024 Photos of the Year

(RNS) — This week’s gallery looks back at some of the best photographs from 2024. The post 2024 Photos of…

1 year ago

RNS picks for religion and spirituality books of 2024

(RNS) — In an often-tense election year, a number of the books RNS featured in 2024 dealt with politically charged…

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Top Religion News 2024: NYT Reporter Ruth Graham

This week, Ruth Graham, National Reporter on Religion, Faith and Values at The New York Times, joins Rev. Paul Brandeis…

1 year ago

Can We Love the Bible Again? + Kaitlyn Schiess

  Have you been in the Word today? Core memory: flipping the Bible open to a random page, pointing…

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Timothy Snyder On Religion, Power, and Freedom

 This week, renowned historian and author Timothy Snyder joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the complex relationship…

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Why Christians should demand the establishment of the ERA now

(RNS) — The United States Constitution rightly secures protections for Americans whatever their race, religion and ethnicity. But not gender.…

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From DC to the Vatican, baby Jesus is wearing a keffiyeh

(RNS) — The scene representing the birth of Jesus is a common December sight, artfully arranged on church lawns or…

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The administration that’s taking shape is prompting fear in some. Let’s face it together.

(RNS) — The New Testament’s Letter to the Hebrews urges us to remember the “great cloud of witnesses” who surround…

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