with contributions from Matti Friedman, Niraj Warikoo
A QUEST IS UNDERWAY
on four continents to find the missing pages of one of the world's most important holy texts, the 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible Known as the Crown of Aleppo.
with contributions from Rachel Westberg, Anne Thomas
SINCE HUMAN EFFORTS
designed to solve the crisis of the Niger Delta seem to have brought no solution, all religious bodies in the region recently took the challenge to God in prayer, writes Agha Ibiam, who witnessed the interdenominational entreaty in Port Harcourt.
ON SATURDAY,
September 27, 2008, a resolution recognizing The Christian Science Monitor's Centennial was passed unanimously by the US House of Representatives.
with contributions from Ashley Gipson, Cathy Lynn Grossman
AS THE MARKET MAYHEM
continues to rock Wall Street, dazed employees in the financial sector who have lost their faith in the economy are turning to religious leaders for guidance.
with contributions from Ron Orozco, Elizabeth Oates, Clarissa Oon
FOUR TIMES A YEAR,
worshippers representing more than 25 Christian congregations in Madera [California] come together at special events—and check any denominational differences at the door.
with contributions from Elizabeth Weise, Lindsey Tanner
AS THE PIANO
strikes a chord, the choir launches into a hymn, members' red and white robes bright against the beige walls of the room crammed with more than 100 worshipers.
with contributions from Tito Drago, Jennifer Wezensky
THE JULY 16-18
[World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid], which was attended by 250 people representing Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other faiths, was opened on July 16 by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Kind Juan Carlos of Spain.
