Religion
Dispatches: The five key stories are the emptying of church pews,
increased LGBT acceptance within evangelicalism, the Francis effect, the
localization of church and urban ministry going mainstream.
Ministers and seminary leaders make 'appeal to Christians' in the U.S.
The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: A small group of Presbyterian leaders reached a tipping point after Republican frontrunner Donald Trump proposed a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States. They had been concerned for a while about the political discourse regarding refugees and immigrants -- rhetoric they considered to be a direct challenge to Christianity's most fundamental convictions.
The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: A small group of Presbyterian leaders reached a tipping point after Republican frontrunner Donald Trump proposed a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States. They had been concerned for a while about the political discourse regarding refugees and immigrants -- rhetoric they considered to be a direct challenge to Christianity's most fundamental convictions.
Journal for Preachers: An appeal to Christians in the United States
The
Telegraph: Christianity is being subtly "squeezed out" of public life
by a civil service culture where officials keep their faith a virtual
secret, says the most senior lay official in the Church of England.
Stanford
Social Innovation Review: An often missing but critical part of
achieving social change is supporting individuals who can make
connections outside of a field of advocacy or practice.
The
New York Times: A surprising number of the conveniences of modern life
were invented when someone stumbled upon a discovery or capitalized on
an accident: the microwave oven, safety glass, smoke detectors,
artificial sweeteners, X-ray imaging. How do we cultivate the art of
finding what we're not seeking?
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