In the US, the National Christmas Tree turns 100 this year. Here are five faith facts to know.
United StatesRNS It was Christmas Eve in 1923. A church choir sang, Marine band members played and the President of the United States pressed a button to light the first National Christmas Tree under the gaze of thousands of onlookers. For 100 years, the tree has represented a symbol of civil religion as Americans mark the […]
In the US, Tulsa pastors honour “holy ground” 100 years after massacre
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighbourhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of North Tulsa. By the church’s own account, the attackers thought the brick veneer structure was too fine for a Black-owned church. The mob destroyed at least […]
Essay: The meaning of Tulsa
CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Professor of African American Studies and Sociology at Colby College, writes about why the US must remember and address unresolved injustices like the race massacre which destroyed the Greenwood community in 1921…
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises
BASSEM MROUE, of The Associated Press, looks at the tragic history of Lebanon…
Edinburgh 2010: Christian mission should reflect “hope and humility”, conference hears
Ekklesia The shape and priority of Christian mission in the 21st century should show “the love of Jesus Christ for all the world,” Professor Dana L Robert of Boston University told a Friday press briefing at the Edinburgh 2010 conference on world Christianity. “The mystery of salvation is not ours to know,” she added, yet […]