The Interview: Martin Luther King Jr scholar Lewis V Baldwin
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Lewis V Baldwin, emeritus professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, about his recent book, ‘The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr’…
Essay: Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, of the College of the Holy Cross in the US, says that in order to appreciate the significance of the Queen’s efforts at encouraging religious tolerance, we must first understand the complicated history of religion in the UK…
Canadians, led by millennials, show broad tolerance for religion in public life
RNS Canada may appear very secular compared with its southern neighbor, but a new poll suggests there is more openness to religion than appears on the surface, especially among younger Canadians. The survey, called Faith in the Public Square, by the Angus Reid Institute found that 59 per cent of Canadians say the free expression of religion […]
Indonesian president invokes ‘Pancasila’ to counter rising Islamism
RNS Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a moderate Muslim who enjoys widespread support from the country’s minority religious communities, is resurrecting the country’s founding secular ideology, known as “Pancasila,” as he aims to counter the growing forces of Islamism in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation. Pancasila, a term from old Javanese that roughly translates […]
ESSAY: THE CULTURE WARS NEED TO MAKE A SAFE SPACE FOR SOCCER STAR’S CONSCIENCE
US commentator on religion and politics, JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published by Religion News Service, says the case of US soccer player Jaelene Hinkle highlights the need for differing views on issues – including those related to faith – to be accommodated within the world of sport…
INDONESIA: ANTI-TERROR LAW PASSES IN WAKE OF SUICIDE ATTACKS ON CHURCHES
NITHIN COCA, of Religion News Service, reports from Indonesia…
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE: IN EUROPE, RELIGIOUS MINORITIES FACE MOUNTING HOSTILITY, HARASSMENT
TOM HENEGAN, of Religion News Service, reports on how religious minorities including Muslims and Jews are facing rising antagonism in Europe…
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: US EVANGELICALS JOIN INTERFAITH LEADERS IN WASHINGTON TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how some US evangelicals are engaging with people of other faiths over the issue of religious freedom…
ESSAY: ELECTION, A MILLION MARCHERS AND A MASS MURDER
In an article first published in Soundings, ROD BENSON takes a look at the bigger picture in Turkey…
TURKEY: CALLS FOR THE “UGLINESS” OF RELIGIOUS HATRED TO BE EXPOSED
DAVID ADAMS reports on calls for religious tolerance in the aftermath of the murder of three Christians last month…