The Islamic World Doesn’t Need a Reformation
Source: The Atlantic BY MUSTAFA AKYOL Why a Muslim John Locke would be much more useful than a Muslim Martin Luther Muslim pilgrims rest in front of a mural depicting the […]
Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Archbishop of Canterbury uses service to present joint declaration described as ‘sign of healing after 500 years of division’ An edition of The […]
After ‘Choosing Donald Trump,’ Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?
Source: NPR By JESSICA TAYLOR When Donald Trump announced he would be running for president, he didn’t seem like the obvious candidate for evangelical voters, given his multiple divorces, […]
Three surprising ways the Protestant Reformation shaped our world
Source:CNN By Alec Ryrie, special to CNN Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Editor’s Note-Alec Ryrie is the author of “Protestants: The Faith […]
The Protestant Reformation was 500 years ago. What needs reform in American religion today?
Source: The Washington Post This month marks a half-millennium since Martin Luther launched a challenge to the Catholic Church known as the Protestant Reformation, which remade Christianity in the West. […]
Why Can’t Christians Get Along, 500 Years After the Reformation?
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Martin Luther left behind a rich legacy of protest and reform. But the global church still isn’t over the fractures he helped create. Pope […]
Pope: Christians can promote political dialogue in Europe
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday said Christians can play a role in shaping Europe’s future by promoting political dialogue “especially where it is threatened […]
The Changing Global Religious Landscape
Source: Pew Research Center Babies born to Muslims will begin to outnumber Christian births by 2035; people with no religion face a birth dearth More babies were born to Christian […]
Mike Pence Promises to Defend Christians in the Middle East
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Want to receive exclusive insights from The Atlantic—while supporting a sustainable future for independent journalism? Join our new membership program, The Masthead. Vice President Mike […]
Former NPR executive got to know Missouri evangelicals and found a way out of his liberal comfort zone
Source: The Kansas City Star BY KEN STERN My seat was high in the rafters of the Edward Jones Dome, affording me a birds-eye view of the thousands of young […]
Nepal Criminalizes Christian Conversion and Evangelism
Source: Christianity Today President approves new sanctions targeting non-Hindus and foreign missionaries. Last week, Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalizing religious conversion, joining neighboring countries like […]
Can Evangelicals and Academics Talk to Each Other?
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Alan Jacobs Oct. 20, 2017 10:41 a.m. ET Last year, as the fire and fury of the presidential election were intensifying and people all […]
U.S. Resettles Fewer Refugees, Even as Global Number of Displaced People Grows
Source: Pew Research Center Break with past responses to global refugee surges BY PHILLIP CONNOR Mohammad Mobin smiles on Feb. 1 after greeting his sister’s family, who had arrived as refugees […]
World Leading Christian Apologist, William Lane Craig Always Presents God of Islam and Judaism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times William Lane Craig in all his debates with the atheists, and at least a dozen are available in […]
How a growing Christian movement is seeking to change America
Source: The Conversation Last week, from Oct. 6 to 9, the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was filled with tents, worship music and prayer for the “Awaken the Dawn”rally. The purpose […]
Doubts Grow Over Archbishop’s Account of When He Knew of Abuse
Source: The New York Times By CEYLAN YEGINSU OCT. 14, 2017 Photo Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, delivering a sermon this year. He denies having learned about severe beatings at Christian […]
Jesus, the Law, and a “New” Covenant
The Department of Near Eastern Studies presented a Mendenhall Symposium at the University of Michigan – Law, Society, and Religion on October 6, 2016 at 7:00pm. Professor Bart Ehrman was […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community greets Archbishop of Canterbury
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Caliph and Archbishop speak of need for worldwide religious freedom On 10 October 2017, the Most Reverend, the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace, Justin Welby visited London’s oldest Mosque, the Fazl Mosque where he met with the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. […]
Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet Myanmar’s top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November when […]
What’s missing from our ‘evil’ debate
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor The day after the massacre in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump used the word “evil” three times during a brief speech at […]