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Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, Demetrios Trakatellis
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Elpidophoros Lambriniadis becomes head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Succeeding De­me­trios Trakatellis, he is the first new US Greek Orthodox leader in two decades.
July 11, 2019
Schubert Miles Ogden
People

Schubert Miles Ogden, Protestant theologian, dies at age 91

Ogden engaged “the credibility of the Christian witness,” he wrote in the Century’s How My Mind Has Changed series. “Christian faith itself claims to be credible in terms of common human experience.”
July 11, 2019
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Giving to religious groups down slightly, according to new report

One shift was a drop in number of people itemizing tax deductions, the Giving USA report on philanthropy noted.
July 3, 2019
Leah Gaskin Fitchue
People

Leah Gaskin Fitchue, a trailblazer in theological education, dies at age 78

As president of Payne Theological Seminary from 2003 to 2015, she was the first African American woman to lead a seminary belonging to the Association of Theological Schools.
June 27, 2019
David M. Mellott
People

David M. Mellott becomes president of Christian Theological Sem­inary

Mellott has written on a wide range of topics, including liberation for gay clergy and ethnography as a theological practice.
June 25, 2019
Sarah B. Drummond
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Sarah B. Drummond becomes dean of Andover Newton Seminary

She is the first woman to lead the school in its 212-year history.
June 25, 2019
Jonathan L. Walton
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Jonathan L. Walton becomes dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

“Research and teaching are not simply academic exercises for me,” Walton said.
June 25, 2019
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir
People

Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, a cardinal and former head of the Maronite Church, dies at age 98

Sfeir became patriarch amid Lebanon’s civil war. He became known as a voice against injustice.
May 30, 2019
People

Cecilio Perez Cruz, Salvadoran priest, shot to death

Several colleagues believe he was murdered for being outspoken about deforestation near his parish.
May 30, 2019
Pastor Betty Rendón
People

ELCA pastor deported to Colombia

Betty Rendón, who is also a doctoral student at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, was arrested when ICE raided her home.
May 28, 2019

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Burkina Faso churches attacked as violence spikes

Until the past two years, Burkina Faso had long been known for interreligious peaceful co-existence.
May 20, 2019
James Tebbe and Arif Alvi
People

Christian educator James Tebbe receives high-level civilian honor in Pakistan

Analogous to the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the award honors Tebbe’s leadership at Forman Christian College in Lahore.
May 9, 2019
Rachel Held Evans
People

Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer and speaker, dies at age 37

Evans’s books A Year of Biblical Womanhood, Searching for Sunday, and Inspired traced the evolution of her faith.
May 4, 2019
J. Peter Sartain and Paul Etienne
People

J. Peter Sartain to retire as archbishop of Seattle and Paul Etienne to step into role

Sartain, who is in poor health, had requested a coadjutor archbishop serving alongside him in a transition period. Pope Francis chose Etienne.
May 2, 2019
News

Response to mass shooting at California synagogue emphasizes shared humanity

“We are all created equal,” said the pastor of the Presbyterian church where the 19-year-old shooter is a member.
April 30, 2019
Wilton Gregory
People

Wilton Gregory to lead Catholic archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Gregory helped navigate the church’s response to the 2002 sexual abuse scandals—including new policies and norms to address it.
April 22, 2019

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