The last several months for American Catholics have been a story about the ascent of the Catholic right. In January, a parade of right-wing Catholic […]
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Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97
Martin E. Marty, a pre-eminent religious historian, prolific author, dependable exponent of mainstream Protestantism and staunch champion of pluralism, died on Tuesday in Minneapolis. He […]
Some Liberal Christians Find Comfort in Bishop Mariann Budde’s Plea to Trump
Millions of Christians in churches around the world heard the same passage on Sunday from the Gospel of Luke. In it, Jesus declares his intentions […]
Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a high-profile case that could open the door to allowing public dollars to directly fund religious schools. […]
Richard Hays, 76, Dies; Theologian Who Had Stunning Change of Heart
For decades, conservative Christians opposed to homosexuality cited the Bible scholarship of Richard B. Hays, the dean of Duke Divinity School, who provided a full-on […]