The Future Of American Religion: Birth Rates Show Who's Having …
WEBOct 4, 2021 · (ANALYSIS) Just last month, a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates.. More particularly, the team of researchers was trying to understand why birth rates continued to fall even after the economy was recovering from the Great Recession of 2007.
PBS Documentary 'The Black Church' Paints Unique and Spiritual …
WEBFeb 16, 2021 · Donate To Support Our Journalism! (REVIEW) “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song” — a four-hour docuseries hosted by Harvard professor and journalist Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — will air on PBS on Feb. 16-17. It features interviews from Oprah, Rev. Al Sharpton and John Legend among others …
Religion Unplugged
WEBReligion Unplugged is a website that covers topics such as religion, culture, politics, arts and entertainment from a Christian perspective. Read articles, reviews and interviews on topics ranging from Jesus in baseball to medieval travel to contemporary Christian music.
A New Interpretation of Faith: The Story Behind the LGBTQ
WEBJul 20, 2023 · The Sparkle Creed is a Pride Month service text that reimagines the Apostles' Creed with non-binary God, Jesus Christ with two dads, and rainbow Spirit. It was created by a United Church of Christ pastor who voice-to-texted the original creed and shared it …
Are we all evangelicals now? How the term has grown to blur …
WEBMar 11, 2021 · The term "evangelical" has become a social, cultural and political identity that transcends theology and religion. The article explores how the term has grown to include various religious groups, especially among the …
In Mitch Albom’s New Novel ‘The Stranger in the Lifeboat,’ Faith …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · These are the questions at the core of Mitch Albom’s new novel, “The Stranger in the Lifeboat.”. After the destruction of the Galaxy, a yacht containing the world’s richest and most famous, ten survivors of varying backgrounds are stranded on a life raft in the middle of the sea. Their survival is chronicled by narrator Benji, who has ...
A Brief History: How the Black Church Reformed American …
WEBJun 28, 2021 · This article traces the origins and evolution of the Black Church in the U.S., from its resistance to slavery to its role in the civil rights movement. It also examines how the Black Church used the Bible to challenge the …
The Last Supper Vs. Feast Of Dionysus: What We Actually …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · A video sequence at the Olympics Opening Ceremony shows a tableau that resembles Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Last Supper, but with drag queens and a woman playing Christ. The author analyzes the meaning and intention of this artistic expression and challenges Christians to respond with love and truth.
How Sci-fi Writer Octavia Butler’s Invented Religion Predicted …
WEBNov 13, 2020 · Fourteen years after her death, Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel “The Parable of the Sower” hit national bestseller lists for eerily predicting this year’s dystopian-feeling chaos. Her invented religion Earthseed, along with her identity as a Black woman, sets her apart from other science fiction writers who often imagine a faith-less future.
A 'Postdenominational’ Era: Inside The Rise Of The Unaffiliated …
WEBNov 15, 2022 · Between 2010 and 2020, nondenominational churches expanded by 2 million attendees and 9,000 congregations in the U.S., according to the 2020 U.S. Religion Census, which was released last week. Nondenominational churches now make up 4% of the U.S. population and constitute the third-largest religious group in the country after Catholics and the ...