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Thursday digest
New today from the Century: Hard choices in Egypt, William Burrows reviews Douglas Jacobsen, more.
The World’s Christians, by Douglas Jacobsen
The term world Christianity has been widely used since the publication of Philip Jenkins’s 2002 best seller The Next Christendom, but in popular usage it has tended to refer only to Christianity in the Global South. Though courses on world Christianity have proliferated, no one until Douglas Jacobsen has taken the care to delineate the contours of the entire global movement.
U.S. nuns meet with Vatican officials in 'open dialogue'
c. 2012 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Leaders of an umbrella group that represents the majority of U.S....
For Mitt Romney and other Mormons, missions are like a 'refiner's fire'
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) At age 19, Mitt Romney was a typical college student, schmoozing about politics, pulling pranks and sneaking away to see his girlfriend....
Missionary mom returns home with unexpected 'gift'
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) When Becky Morlock was asked to adopt a son from India, she said a prayer. Then she hired a lawyer. ...
Southern Baptist membership continues decline
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) For the fifth year in a row, the Southern Baptist Convention has seen a drop in its total membership. ...
Black Southern Baptists try to keep expectations in check for first black SBC president
c. 2012 Religion News Service RANDALLSTOWN, Md....
Supreme Court tosses case of ‘Christian candy cane’
An appeal over Christmas sweets turned bitter in June when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the so-called “Christian candy cane” case....
A foundation for relationships: Ministry in the 21st century
"More than ever, people are building interfaith marriages," says Joyce Shin of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. "Too often, religion is seen as an impediment to this instead of as a resource."
Social media catechesis?
Last week it was reported that Facebook is thinking about lowering their minimum age so that kids under the age of 13 can join the social network, with parental supervision. Many people think this is a bad idea, and some have even suggested that the age requirement should be raised.
As someone who works with youth, I know that many kids under the age of 13 are already using Facebook, sometimes even with their parents' permission and help. I may have a different perspective when my own son is 11 years old, but right now I don’t necessarily think this is a bad thing.
Wednesday digest
New today from the Century: New "ministry in the 21st century" interview, God's womb, social media catechesis, more.
Wounded I Am More Awake, by Julia Lieblich and Esad Boskailo
After enduring a Croatian concentration camp in 1993, where he was brutalized by his own neighbors, Boskailo came to Chicago with his family and tried to restart his life....
Analysis: The unexpected evangelical silence on Mitt Romney's Mormonism
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Now that Mitt Romney has sewn up the Republican nomination, the GOP can move beyond a tumultuous primary season....
Black Mormons face a political choice like no other
c. 2012 Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Twenty years ago, who would have predicted the 2012 U.S. presidential race would pit a black incumbent against a white Mormon? ...
Former USCIRF staffer charges Muslim bias
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) A former staffer of the U.S....