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Online Religion
Today, as more and more religious organizations seek to reach and connect believers around the world, the internet is offering a variety of possibilities. For browsers searching for spiritual community, conversations and even prayer, there's a diverse selection of Web sites to choose from, ranging from "GodTube" and "JewTube," to "Muxlim.com" and "The Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua." One of the most popular mainstream online sites, "Facebook," is also being used by several church groups and individuals to share thoughts on theology and spiritual experiences.
Lucky Severson explores the growing popularity of online religion and what impact it's having on traditional church. According to Pastor Daniel Harrell, whose Boston Park Street Congregation parishioners are using the internet as part of a church experiment, "It certainly has added a layer of connection that would have been difficult to otherwise create. I guess the question, or the jury, is still out as to whether that will supplant, you know, the kind of connection that we actually like to have in real time."
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Today, as more and more religious organizations seek to reach and connect believers around the world, the internet is offering a variety of possibilities. For browsers searching for spiritual community, conversations and even prayer, there's a diverse selection of Web sites to choose from, ranging from "GodTube" and "JewTube," to "Muxlim.com" and "The Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua." One of the most popular mainstream online sites, "Facebook," is also being used by several church groups and individuals to share thoughts on theology and spiritual experiences.
Lucky Severson explores the growing popularity of online religion and what impact it's having on traditional church. According to Pastor Daniel Harrell, whose Boston Park Street Congregation parishioners are using the internet as part of a church experiment, "It certainly has added a layer of connection that would have been difficult to otherwise create. I guess the question, or the jury, is still out as to whether that will supplant, you know, the kind of connection that we actually like to have in real time."
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Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic writers of the 20th century. Orphaned at a young age, Merton lived a rootless, hedonistic life until he decided to turn his life around in his mid-20s by entering a Trappist monastery inKentucky
Judy Valente looks back at the life and spiritual legacy of the late author who died in 1968 at the age of 53. "The essence of Merton's spirituality is - I think the humanity of it - that he really speaks to ordinary people," observes Dr. Paul Pearson with The Thomas Merton Center. "With the death of Thomas Merton, we lost really one of the great Catholic voices, one of the great prophetic figures within the Catholic Church. And I think that's why his books are still selling, why they're still being translated because that message is as relevant today as when he wrote it."
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Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic writers of the 20th century. Orphaned at a young age, Merton lived a rootless, hedonistic life until he decided to turn his life around in his mid-20s by entering a Trappist monastery in
Judy Valente looks back at the life and spiritual legacy of the late author who died in 1968 at the age of 53. "The essence of Merton's spirituality is - I think the humanity of it - that he really speaks to ordinary people," observes Dr. Paul Pearson with The Thomas Merton Center. "With the death of Thomas Merton, we lost really one of the great Catholic voices, one of the great prophetic figures within the Catholic Church. And I think that's why his books are still selling, why they're still being translated because that message is as relevant today as when he wrote it."
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Thomas Merton, 1915-1968
Read an excerpt from the new book THOMAS MERTON: A LIFE IN LETTERS and see a special gallery of photographs and portraits of Merton drawn from a major new exhibition opening this weekend at the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Also, revisit a Web exclusive essay on the recent movie about monasticism, "Into Great Silence."
God and Empire
Theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars are turning to the issue of empire as a field of study.
Young Evangelicals: We Want Your Videos
In connection with our recent national survey of young evangelicals, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly invites evangelicals ages 18-29 to send us 1-2 minute videos http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1207/evangelicalvideos.html about their attitudes on religion, politics, and America's role in the world.
Religion andAmerica
Watch highlights from a National Press Club briefing on the recent Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly/UN Foundation national survey.
Thomas Merton, 1915-1968
Read an excerpt from the new book THOMAS MERTON: A LIFE IN LETTERS and see a special gallery of photographs and portraits of Merton drawn from a major new exhibition opening this weekend at the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Also, revisit a Web exclusive essay on the recent movie about monasticism, "Into Great Silence."
God and Empire
Theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars are turning to the issue of empire as a field of study.
Young Evangelicals: We Want Your Videos
In connection with our recent national survey of young evangelicals, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly invites evangelicals ages 18-29 to send us 1-2 minute videos http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1207/evangelicalvideos.html about their attitudes on religion, politics, and America's role in the world.
Religion and
Watch highlights from a National Press Club briefing on the recent Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly/UN Foundation national survey.
What's Ahead
Because "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" may be pre-empted in several markets due to special PBS Pledge programming scheduled through December 7, the following report is being rebroadcast.
November 28: "HIV Ministry" -- Kim Lawton talks with Kathi Winter, an HIV-positive evangelical Christian, who leads a ministry to raise awareness about AIDS and help those living with the disease. (Rebroadcast from October 19, 2007)
Because "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" may be pre-empted in several markets due to special PBS Pledge programming scheduled through December 7, the following report is being rebroadcast.
November 28: "HIV Ministry" -- Kim Lawton talks with Kathi Winter, an HIV-positive evangelical Christian, who leads a ministry to raise awareness about AIDS and help those living with the disease. (Rebroadcast from October 19, 2007)
One Nation: Religion and Politics 2008 Blog
This week in One Nation: Hear Kim Lawton's report on the meeting between religious community activists and the Obama administration transition team to discuss how the government can do more to stop preventable foreclosures
This week in One Nation: Hear Kim Lawton's report on the meeting between religious community activists and the Obama administration transition team to discuss how the government can do more to stop preventable foreclosures
The Life of Meaning
The companion book to Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, now available in paperback in bookstores nationwide, can also be ordered through Shop Thirteen. "The Life of Meaning," edited by the program's executive editor and host Bob Abernethy and longtime journalist William Bole, features a collection of insightful, moving and eloquent observations on life and how to live it by some of the most thoughtful men and women inAmerica
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/book/index.html
The companion book to Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, now available in paperback in bookstores nationwide, can also be ordered through Shop Thirteen. "The Life of Meaning," edited by the program's executive editor and host Bob Abernethy and longtime journalist William Bole, features a collection of insightful, moving and eloquent observations on life and how to live it by some of the most thoughtful men and women in
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/book/index.html
Daily News Headlines
Get the latest news headlines from Religion News Service, featured on the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly home page at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
Get the latest news headlines from Religion News Service, featured on the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly home page at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
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