Essay: 60 years after ‘Bloody Sunday’, US faith leaders are still key to the fight against racism
Rev TIMOTHY ADKINS-JONES and Rev SERENE JONES say, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that today’s clergy need to answer Rev Martin Luther King’s call six decades ago to step up, organise and take action…
Sight-Seeing: How to keep your peace in a world of chaos
NILS VON KALM says amid a world in turmoil, we need to remain close to Christ to avoid anger at injustice turning to bitterness and hatred…
Wow!: Just in time, Baptist leader Roy Medley gets his church’s award for interfaith dialogue
ANNA PIELA says Medley has shown people of all faiths the power of standing in solidarity with the oppressed not just from their own group or faith, but also vulnerable ‘others’…
The Explainer: MLK’s “beloved community” has inspired social justice work for decades – what did he mean?
In an article first published on The Conversation, Baptist minister and theologian JASON OLIVER EVANS looks at what Martin Luther King, Jr, meant when he urged people to build the “beloved community”…
In the US, King Day and Inauguration Day confluence sparks plans for rallies, prayer, hospitality
Washington DC, US RNS As US President-elect Donald Trump takes his oath of office for a second presidential term, Rev Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, plans to gather people in another part of Washington, DC, “taking our oath to keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive and intact.” The confluence of the two […]
Sight-Seeing: Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
Psychologists and researchers ELISE JI YOUNG CHOE and STEVEN SANDAGE look, in an article first published on The Conversation, at the importance of intellectual humility among faith leaders…
Essay: St Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’s
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL LAMB, executive director of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, reflects on lessons from St Augustine…
London’s St Paul’s Cathedral marks 60th anniversary of Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr’s, visit
London, UK On 6th December, 1964, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, preached at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, UK, on his way to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Now, 60 years on, St Paul’s is embarking on a major project to celebrate that momentous occasion involving several months of talks, workshops and educational […]
Postcards: Nashville’s Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports from the ‘Mother Church of Country Music’…
Lifestory: Rev James Lawson, Jr, has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
CHRISTOPHER WEBER, TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ, of Associated Press, report on the life of one of the close advisors of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr…