Items of Interest

October 31, 2011

Interfaith dialogue opens door of understanding

The following blog by Shirley Paulson reports on the ongoing conversation between the Church of Christ, Scientist, and the National Council of Churches.

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October 24, 2011

No excuses in our work for God

Douglas D. Webster

The life of Moses is so large and significant that it’s hard to imagine that we have anything in common with him—until he opens his mouth.

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October 24, 2011

Interfaith delegation helps secure freedom for American hikers

Stan Wilson

When a prominent group of American Muslim and Christian leaders returned to Washington [on September 19] after meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and top clerical leaders during a six-day visit to Iran, they expressed optimism that two American hikers would be released within a few days.

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October 17, 2011

Artist’s chapel aims to redefine sacred space

Rosalina Nieves

At first glance, the blown-up plastic bags affixed to a jungle gym-like frame residing in a University of California courtyard look like a piece of public art, pure and simple.

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October 17, 2011

Clerics to draft charter promoting religious cooperation

At the invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, leaders from five historic centers of Christianity in the eastern Mediterranean region have met [September 1] to discuss matters of regional and global concern.

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October 10, 2011

Boston churches honor September 11 anniversary

Sentinel staff

On Sunday morning, September 11, Boston marked the tenth anniversary of the “9/11” attacks with an interfaith, multi-congregation service in Copley Square, arranged by the senior clergy and musicians of the Back Bay churches.

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October 10, 2011

12-hour performance in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James version

Following the successful collaboration earlier this year on In the Beginning, Westminster Abbey will reunite with the Bush Theatre for a 12-hour overnight performance of Sixty-Six Books on 21 October.

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October 3, 2011

Scholars labor meticulously on a definitive Old Testament

Matti Friedman

A dull-looking chart projected on the wall of a university office in Jerusalem displayed a revelation that would startle many readers of the Old Testament: the sacred text that people revered in the past was not the same one we study today.

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September 26, 2011

Boston Redevelopment Authority approves Church development plans

The First Church of Christ, Scientist Real Estate Planning

On August 16, an important milestone in the Christian Science Plaza Revitalization Project of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was reached.

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September 26, 2011

‘This makes us see glimpses of God’

Oivind Ostang

A Norwegian bishop addressing the recent bombing and shooting attacks in Norway said his country has “countered this insane terrorism by demonstrating love and solidarity.

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September 26, 2011

A new era in health care?

Eric Nelson

The other day a good friend of mine posted a picture of an Airbus A380 taking off from SFO [San Francisco Airport]on his Facebook page.

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September 19, 2011

Christian Science Chaplain honored by Boston School of Theology

Sentinel Staff

The Alpha Chapter of the Boston University Association of Alumni has selected US Army Chaplain.

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