At the pulpit
of an inner-city Chicago mosque, the tall blond imam begins preaching in his customary fashion, touching on the Los Angeles Lakers victory the night before, his own gang involvement as a teenager, a TV soap opera, and then the Day of Judgment.
Boomers may be acting holier than
thou for a reason: They’re the fastest-growing age group in US divinity schools, increasing from 12 percent of students in 1995 to 21 percent in 2010.
In a nod
to the revolutionary changes occurring in publishing, the new complete Common English Bible is now debuting in 20 digital platforms, almost two months before print editions will be available in stores.
A film about Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge,
an 84-year-old man who enrolled in primary school in 2003 so he could learn to read the Bible, has inspired the creation of an educational charity for underprivileged children around the world.
National Back To Church Sunday,
a cross-denominational movement to reverse declining church attendance and encourage everyone to revisit congregational life, will be celebrated September 18 across the [United States].
