with contributions from Kimberly McGrath, Riazat Butt, Esther Hobbs
BECAUSE UNDERSTANDING CHARACTER
lies at the heart of human identity, philosophers, psychologists, and theologians have long wrestled with how to define good character and how to improve character.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
national assembly decided [July 12] that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue.
with contributions from Tom Kington, Annysa Johnson
ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORING
a Christian catacomb under a residential Roman street have unearthed the earliest known images of the apostles Andrew and John.
with contributions from Sarah Nightingale, Yonat Shimron
"ABSOLUTELY, THERE'S A LINK
between people's grounding in religious or spiritual feelings and their wellness," said Tom McGovern, professor of psychiatry at Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center.
with contributions from Ron Hansen, Mark Kuyper, Leigh Coleman
AN OLD INSURANCE
company term for natural disasters is "acts of God," which unfortunately links the Holy One with everything awful and unforeseen that can befall humanity, as if God were not just capricious but wrathful and cruel.
