Andrew Wiegand, Jr. | Wednesday, 02 September 2009 15:54
There are compelling reasons for Eritrea to implement its Constitution and to allow greater freedoms for religious minorities. These reasons include greater national security, economic benefits for the government and its citizens, Eritrea's removal from the U.S. Department of State's Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list, and a more respectable international image.
John Fournelle | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:19
Both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama established offices to bring faith-based organizations and the federal government into beneficial partnerships. The key difference between President Bush and President Obama is their view of the constitutionality of the OFBCI and OFBNP respectively.
Hannah Kett | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:14
Patriarch Kirill, recently enthroned as head of the Russian Orthodox Church, strives to maintain international dialogue and continue the relative peace that exists between different branches of the Christian faith. It is still uncertain what this will mean for Catholic and Protestant believers in Russia.
Bryan Dean | Tuesday, 10 February 2009 16:16
In his book, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics, Ron Sider broadens his scope to address the whole range of political issues that ought to concern evangelicals. Published 30 years after Sider's most famous work, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, this volume follows in the footsteps of Jim Wallis' God's Politics. While Wallis jumps into the debate of evangelical political activity with his quills blazing, Sider takes the time to lay out a carefully constructed evangelical philosophy for political engagement.
Nate Jones | Monday, 27 October 2008 15:09
A unique pairing of popular political sovereignty and ongoing religious devotion offers Americans an extraordinary opportunity to collectively rethink the role of the church in the public square.
Friday, 14 September 2007 00:00
Lucy Dunderdale examines the aftermath of the recent hostage-taking incident involving South Korean missionaries in Afghanistan.
Thursday, 24 May 2007 00:00
Sarah Pfeiffer argues that the propagation of prosperity theology around the world "not only cultivates a mercenary style faith, but promulgates a Western culture of consumerism that is destructive."Friday, 22 December 2006 00:00
Religion does play a large role in shaping the HIV/AIDS crisis in Nigeria—but not because of underlying differences in beliefs and moral choices between Christians and Muslims.
Friday, 24 November 2006 00:00
The ambiguity of new laws in India could result in activities like rescuing prostitutes, visiting the sick, and persuading someone to join a church being considered illegal proselytizing.
Friday, 07 April 2006 00:00
Nicole Cordeau discusses the role of the Sri Lakan Church amidst civil war.
