Faith
COMMENTARY: The man behind the Bonhoeffer legend
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Rabbi Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee.)
UNDATED _ The German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer _ who was not yet 40 when the Nazis executed him in Berlin in April 1945 _ has emerged as the domi...
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NEWS STORY: Women’s issues don’t register at American synod
c. 1997 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY _ Roman Catholic bishops from North and South America are wringing their hands over such problems as the impact of non-Catholic faiths on their continents, the role of poor nations' international debt on their societies and lackluster par...
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Excerpts from devotional books
c. 1997 Religion News Service UNDATED _"My Utmost for His Highest,"an updated version of the collected writings of Scottish preacher Oswald Chambers, edited by James Reimann (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995) From July 28 "God's Purpose or Mine?" Bible verse:"He made His disciples...
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NEWS STORY: Lutherans to try again on unity pact with Episcopalians
c. 1997 Religion News Serive
UNDATED _ With even some of its opponents stung _ and embarrassed _ by this summer's rejection of a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church, Lutheran leaders are picking up the pieces and predicting a revised pact, approved by Lutherans, will...
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COMMENTARY: Checkbook morality: If you can afford it, buy it
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com.)
UNDATED _ Forget"caveat emptor."Forget"every man for himself."Forget"shop 'til you drop." The ethic...
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COMMENTARY: Small groups are quietly emerging as communities of faith
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com)
UNDATED _ Where is the new heartbeat of American religion? Try the den or dining room table.
I know...
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COMMENTARY: Teaching young people _ and others _ about Lent
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com)
UNDATED _ This young pastor's question might sound absurd to longtime churchgoers, but it's true to t...
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COMMENTARY: In memory of a friend, a mentor and a brother priest
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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NEWS FEATURE: HUNTING AND HOLINESS: To every thing there is a season ... Bam! Bam! Bam!
c. 1996 Religion News Service
ALPENA, Mich. _ At first glance, the St. Hubert Hunt Camp looks like a typical backwoods settlement: a cozy building tucked into woods dotted with tree stands and shooting shacks.
The camp's living room is furnished with tired old armchairs and the re...
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TOP STORY: THE CHANGING NATURE OF FAITH: Mainline churches seek marketing help to fill empty pews
c. 1996 Religion News Service
GRESHAM, Ore. _ It's 9 a.m. on Sunday, and the sanctuary of Gresham United Methodist Church is empty.
Row after row of pews, made in 1959 with the finest of Oregon timber, sit like sculpture in the dark. They are monuments to a bygone era when America...
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