Essay: Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African
GINA ZURLO, co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, looks – in an article published on The Conversation – at what trends are showing about the make-up of the church of the future…
Quick facts – How much food is wasted globally?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Rich nations waste $US750 billion of food each year, double the amount needed to end global hunger, David Beasley, head of the United Nations World Food Programme, said this week, in a statement marking World Food Day on Tuesday. Here are some facts about how much food is wasted globally: • About […]
Bring global goals to the streets to push cities forward
Thomson Reuters Foundation Lofty global goals designed to extricate people from poverty and slash social inequality need to be brought down to street level in cities if they are to have a real chance of improving the lives of those they are meant to help. Consulting people on how to make cities safer while improving […]
BELIEF: LOSING THEIR RELIGION – YOUNGER ADULTS ARE LESS RELIGIOUS, AND NOT ONLY IN THE US
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on the findings of new research looking at religious feelings among older and younger adults around the world…