Following is a brief outline of the stories Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly will be covering this week. Every Friday evening, the transcript and streaming video of each report will available on our Web site . Please note that in case of breaking news, stories may be subject to change.
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A Look Ahead at the Year 2009
What religion stories are likely to make news in the coming year? National Catholic Reporter correspondent John Allen, Brookings Institution senior fellow and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton join host Bob Abernethy for an annual studio discussion and analysis of top stories predicted to make headlines in the New Year.
Topics addressed during this discussion include: the challenges facing the new Obama administration both domestically and abroad, particularly peace efforts in the Middle East and the relationship with the Muslim world; the Vatican’s increasing focus on Africa and its interest in improving Christian-Muslim relations; the role of young evangelicals in shaping the future of their church; and continuing battles over gay civil unions and marriage.
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Thomas Merton: 1915-1968
On the 40th anniversary of his death, read excerpts from the letters of the famous Trappist monk and view a special gallery of pictures.
Kathleen Norris
Read an excerpt from the author's new memoir, "Acedia and Me" and see her full interview with Bob Abernethy.
God and Empire
More and more writers, ethicists, and theologians are investigating the relationship between religion and American empire. Read an overview.
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January 9: “Sing Sing Seminary" — Lucky Severson looks at a unique prison-based graduate program that enables inmates at Sing Sing Prison to receive master's degrees in ministry from the New York Theological Seminary.
Hear more from religious leaders about what they most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration including Reverend Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, general secretary of the Reformed Church in
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
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