This Life: A perfectionist learns to rest in Jesus
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, on why perfectionism doesn’t lead to a fulfilling life…
Essay: Do people become more religious in times of crisis?
US theologian DANIELLE TUMMINIO HANSEN looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at what the evidence shows about religion and belief when facing traumatic events…
Sight-Seeing: Shakespeare’s musings on religion are like curious whispers – they require deep listening to be heard
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANTHONY D BAKER, professor of systematic theology at the Seminary of the Southwest, says The Bard’s greatest pronouncements on faith take a bit of work to hear…
The Interview: Yolanda Pierce on grandmother theology, Black Jesus and Mariology
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks to Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University School of Divinity and author of ‘In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit’…
Sight-Seeing: Three tips for dealing with disillusionment
Australian writer MELANIE J SAWARD, author of ‘Disillusioned – When You Get Lost Following Jesus’, looks at the Scriptural answer for how to begin your journey out of disillusionment…
When it comes to building trust, belonging beats belief, study finds
RNS The Bible and other sacred texts are filled with warnings about the importance of putting your trust in the right place. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,” the Book of Proverbs advises. “Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal man who cannot save,” warns another Proverbs verse. But does faith […]
Sight-Seeing: Finding faith in a time of bone-deep weariness
RICHARD KINGSLEY THOMAS, a pastor in London, reflects on the importance of faith at a time when weariness threatens to overcome…
The Interview: Author Anna Malaika Tubbs talks about her new book on the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Servicem speaks with author Anna Malaika Tubbs about ‘The Three Mothers’…
Conversations: Neri Morris, author of ‘Single Me’
Sydney-based Neri Morris recently released her first book, ‘Single Me: Learning To Love The Unwanted Path Of Singleness’. She talks to DAVID ADAMS about why she wrote it, her own experience of being single and what the church can do to better include and support single people…
Hypocrisy?
Christians are often criticised for two things. PICTURE: Kane Reinholdtsen/Unsplash Firstly – being hypocrites – that is, not living out their beliefs. Saying one thing, doing another. The second is bringing their beliefs into politics, or the public square. “You should keep your beliefs private.” Immediately you will notice the problem. To tell someone not […]