Jason Byassee: No, NPR, leaders (even popes) don't atone
Sylvia Poggioli of NPR described Pope John Paul II as "atoning" for past Christian anti-Judaism with his famous prayer at the Western Wall. Let's choose another verb, shall we?
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Seizing the moment
AME founder Richard Allen saw in the 1793 yellow fever epidemic an opportunity to help his fellow citizens and to advocate for equality, writes Rochester Institute of Technology history professor Richard Newman.
Elizabeth Alexander: ‘I wanted to talk about love’
The inaugural poet describes how she found artistic liberation within the confines of a ceremonial occasion and why the word “Obama” does not appear in her poem.
Prince Rivers: I won’t pray at your city council meeting
Want a public prayer? How about 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!'
Jeremy Begbie: Theology through the arts
A theologian and professionally trained pianist demonstrates how music can help unlock the truths of the Christian gospel.
Audio slideshow: For the glory of God
The process of making an icon is a contemplative practice, done in prayer, says painter Kathryn Carrington. Listen to her describe her work as she writes "Christ in Glory."
Jason Byassee: Sniff in the history
It can remind you why you love your work and maybe even save you from jail: Visit the graveyard. Stroll your institution's grounds. Sniff in the history.
Jim Moose works on a table to send to families in New Orleans who lost their furniture in Hurricane Katrina. Photo courtesy New Wilmington Presbyterian Church
Telling the story
Don’t forget us -- tell our story. Everywhere they went in New Orleans, members of a church group from Pennsylvania heard the same plea. So they told the story -- in prose, video and poetry. Then the project got even bigger.
Jason Byassee: Tradition, tradition.
Fiddler on the Roof, contrary to the impression some have of its most famous tune, shows tradition is a multi-valent thing.
Mark Chaves: Changing religious affiliations
Fewer Christians, more "nones"; what does it mean?