More than 24,000 people, including 7,000 clergy members, signed a letter in support of American Muslim communities. The letter, which was organized by the Presbyterian Church-affiliated Auburn Seminary, New York…
Shishmaref, Alaska, is often used as an example for those wanting to tell the story of climate change in the Arctic. But Marvin Jonasen, pastor of Shishmaref Lutheran Church, says…
Doris DuPree Harris and Chuck Hubbard, two Dallas-area pastors, have brought their congregations together for what they call “Courageous Conversations” about racism. The inspiration came from the 2014 Northern Texas–Northern…
Brick spires on the buildings at the University of Washington in Seattle stretch to the sky, signaling shiny, boundless futures for the thousands of students traipsing to class. But among…
Responding to the terrorism in the world and people displaced from their homes and seeking refuge, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton issued a statement Nov. 18 urging members to…
When Pope Francis convened a meeting of Roman Catholic bishops last October, it was for the sake of discussing the church’s historical tendency to place more importance on doctrine and…
An interfaith gathering for Syrian refugees helps hope eclipse fear.
Lutheran Campus Ministry programs are uniquely positioned to create and hold space for hard, important conversations like confronting racism, said Kate Reuer Welton, campus pastor at the University of Minnesota–Twin…
In an effort to continue understanding the complexity and implications of racism, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton will be featured in a live webcast Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. (CDT)….
Most Americans see a conflict between the findings of science and the teachings of religion, but “see” is the operative word in a Pew Research Center report issued in October….
On Oct. 21, a seventh church in St. Louis was the latest in a rash of arson fires that had been directed predominantly at African-American congregations. But the Shrine of…
College students from Chicago’s South Loop are meeting their neighbors in a most unusual way: each Sunday night, they walk a shopping cart through the streets and hand out sandwiches…
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