We wondered what kind of reading ministers rely on for inspiration or help in preaching—apart from reading commentaries on scripture or other materials directly related to the task. Do they draw on ...

LAFAYETTE, LA. -- Louisiana is not quite like other places in the United States. Its distinctive food, plentiful music and humid heat set it apart. It’s also the site of a relentless war over clean ...

There’s a long tradition in English literature of preachers who are also poets. Our guest on Giving Voice, the Rev. Max Coots of Canton, is a... Mar 29, 2007 — There’s a long tradition in English ...

At our weekly meetings on Sunday morning, I speak about how, from a Humanist and nontheistic perspective, we can reach for the best in ourselves, both morally and spiritually, with ethics as our guide ...

Internet domain names come in all shapes and sizes, though perhaps none is as notorious as GodHatesFags.com. It's the Web site of the Westboro Baptist Church, an independent Baptist church in Topeka, ...

MOBILE, Alabama – Longtime Dauphin Way United Methodist Church Pastor Stephen F. Dill and writer Frye Gaillard will discuss Dill's recently published book of sermons on Wednesday, June 19, at ...

The first book from Columbia University’s Josef Sorett examines the intersecting religious and secular roots of African American literary and cultural movements of the 20th century. What inspired you ...

Equipped with her cellphone and a fistful of pamphlets listing the #8toAbolition policy points, local poet and organizer Harmony YZ traded off her time on the microphone reciting poetry and explaining ...

MUMBAI: It is nine at night. Maulana Mirza Mohammed Athar from Lucknow, clad in sherwani-pyjama and cap, is helped by two volunteers to the pulpit at the beautiful Masjid-e-Iranian or Mughal Mosque in ...

“Emergency” is a fascinating performance hybrid that combines elements of storytelling, singing, poetry, preaching, and stand-up comedy with a charming theatricality. In a whirlwind 75 minutes at the ...