News & Ideas

Daily headlines about the church and the world

Each weekday Faith & Leadership searches the internet for stories of interest to Christian leaders. The result is News & Ideas, a guide to some of the most thought-provoking stories about the church and the world you might otherwise never see.

Tuesday's News & Ideas - 1/22/2019

AoC speaks in tongues
Bywords to racial justice
CoE digital giving
Trump's evangelical base shrinks
Merton & silence
Forget the legacy

Friday's News & Ideas - 1/18/2019

The people of MLK's sermons
Clergy mourning Mary Oliver
State-guided faith?
Billy Sunday & pop-culture preaching
Church & the common good
Marvel of the human dad

Thursday's News & Ideas - 1/17/2019

Democracies & trust
U.S. Catholic Church @ crossroads
Evangelicals & Trump's Syria plan
Lessons from 'The Green Book'
Building bridges @ the border
Mindfulness & low anthropology

Wednesday's News & Ideas - 1/16/2019

Dementia & religion
Religious conservatives & race
Why young people leave church
Women seeking larger roles
Rome's Mormon temple
Lessons from empathetic humanities

Tuesday's News & Ideas - 1/15/2019

Religion & higher ed
Bible Belt Catholic news center
Alter on new OT translation
Met/Vatican exhibit a success?
Helping furloughed church members
Learning to say grace

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