Monday's News & Ideas - 1/6/2025
- Richard Hays’ legacy
- Jimmy Carter & the church
- AI & spirituality
- Religious composition of Congress
- Race to be new archbishop
- Run a marathon every day
In Richard Hays, a rare combination of confidence and contrition
Religion News Service: All of this full and good life was funded by an unapologetic conviction about the mercy of God at work in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Religion News Service: Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, has died
Jimmy Carter’s complicated relationship to the church
NPR: Jimmy Carter was the first evangelical Christian to occupy the Oval Office. But the Baptist Sunday school teacher’s relationship with fellow evangelicals was politically and spiritually fraught.
At the intersection of A.I. and spirituality*
The New York Times: Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.
Faith on the Hill
Pew Research Center: The religious composition of the 119th Congress.
Race to replace Justin Welby to begin as archbishop prepares to step down
The Guardian: Appointing a new archbishop of Canterbury is likely to take months after Welby’s resignation over abuse scandal.
The Spark
A 55-year-old who ran a marathon every day in 2024 says the toughest part was mental
At the start of 2024, the Belgian set out to hold the record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year — 366 in total (it was a leap year), NPR says.
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