Drilling for Oil, Contending for Truth
A historian shows how the pursuit of God and “black gold” went hand in hand—and how it changed the shape of American Christianity.
Decline and Fall
What the Roman Empire and the newspaper industry have in common.
Meager Harvest
The Green Bible promises to grow our understanding of creation care. Unfortunately, its results don’t satisfy.
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on church politicking, the NFL draft, seizing kids, and other recent stories.
Episcopal Bishops Balk at Anglican Leaders’ Demands
Plus: The truth about that Anglican-Catholic union rumor; baby bone scandal at Indian Christian hospital; New Life’s overseers speak on Haggard’s “dark side”; and other stories.
Pastors Off the Hook in Sex Cases
Earl Paulk case dropped, Lonnie Latham not guilty, Md. pastor gets mistrial. Plus: Calling Akinola out on Nigeria’s anti-gay law, W&M’s cross returns, Jars of Clay’s un-Dixie Chicks moment, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Lebanon Bus Bombs Target Christians
Plus: Rumor prompts Egyptian Muslims to attack Copts; Anglicans and Presbyterians prepare for splits; TV station criticized after pastor’s suicide; and other stories from online sources around the world.
NFL Cracks Down on Church Super Bowl Events
Plus: Episcopal diocese sues Va. churches, U.K. won’t exempt churches from gay adoption rules, Baptist beer, and other stories from online sources around the world.
‘Christianity in America Won’t Survive Another Decade’
Plus: The GOP’s evangelical erosion, political Pentecostals, a bunch of commas, and other stories from online sources around the world.
A Win for Wicca
Plus: The benefits of blue laws, the latest Presbyterian and Episcopal battles, reaction to the Pope’s anti-jihad comments, and other stories from online sources around the world.