Around this time of the year, the Salvation Army’s red kettles become visible as part of holiday giving. How this British evangelical organization came to the US is interesting history.
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The National Council of Churches, which represents 38 Christian denominations, has long been the voice of progressive religion. But over the years, its influence has waned.
President Trump has promised to protect religious liberty. But there was a time when evangelicals believed that a religion that needed protection from government had no reason to exist at all.
The only way forward is a more inclusive unionism that reflects the diverse and multicultural nature of the UK.
Pope Francis has said that death penalty violates the dignity of a person. But, this might just deepen the debate among Christians, who for a long time have been divided over the issue.
Americans have debated what it means to be Christian in politics throughout their history. Those debates continue today.
With almost 30 percent of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.
Current trends suggest that evangelicalism is out of step with younger Americans. But, a scholar says, evangelicalism has been here before.
In the 1950s, religious language found its way into government and politics, due in no small part to Billy Graham.
President Trump claims that America is a nation based in faith. A scholar says, it’s more complicated.
America has been promoting religious liberty abroad since its founding, but there has always been disagreement on what exactly it means.
Nearly one of every four people in the US is unaffiliated, which has prompted speculation that this would increase support for liberal policies. A scholar provides some lessons from history.
Many American evangelicals believe that the establishment and protection of Israel set up a chain of event for the return of Jesus. What were the origins of this narrative?
When people feel discriminated against because of their religion, they can feel threatened, triggering feelings of social isolation that can perhaps increase prejudice toward others.
The Alabama state auditor defended Roy Moore, citing Mary and Joseph. A scholar goes back to early Christian texts texts to explain lesser-known beliefs about the relationship.
A little-known incident 100 years ago reminds us that Australia at the time was riven by class, religious and political divisions.
It wasn’t just ‘mindless’ brutality – but it should remind us that violence too often begets violence.
For medieval cultures, the dying process and death itself was a ‘transition,’ not a rupture.
Everything you need to know about the history of Halloween.
All the world’s major religions are concerned with moral behavior. But research shows little evidence that religious people are more ethical than atheists.
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