In the US, Nadia Bolz-Weber installed as ELCA’s first pastor of public witness
RNS Rev Nadia Bolz-Weber was installed on Friday as the first pastor of public witness for the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Bolz-Weber, who has often attracted controversy, is perhaps best known for her New York Times bestselling books, including Shameless: A Sexual Reformation and Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint, […]
SIGHT-SEEING: THE BEATITUDES OF MISTER ROGERS
Self-confessed “Mister Rogers junkie” BRIAN NIXON writes about how the iconic US TV show helped him through tough times and lessons he learned from it…
FILM: THE SURPRISING SUCCESS – AND FAITH – OF ‘WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?’
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports that, perhaps more surprising than the success of documentary film ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ – which tells the story of iconic US children’s show, ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood’ – is the quiet presence of the late Fred Rogers’ Christian faith…