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In All Things
Salon runs an excerpt of the book Faitheist How an Atheist Found Common Ground With the Religious in which the author explores atheist fundamentalism Our conversation continued and I offered up petitions that the positive contributions of religious people be considered with equal weight alongs
Books
In each generation and in many languages, writers have sought to interpret Francis of Assisi anew.
Signs Of the Times
Both major candidates have kept Afghanistan on the rhetorical back burner.
Signs Of the Times
Responding to hurricanes “goes right to the heart of what the church does because storms don’t just destroy buildings, they...destroy families and communities.”
Editorials
Is it ever morally acceptable to detain a person, citizen or not, without charges or a trial?
Signs Of the Times
When extremists bomb houses of worship, who are in those churches and schools? Women and girls. Social science tells us that women are more religious than men, by almost any benchmark and study. Whether you measure belief in God, belief in a supreme being, attendance at religious services, personal
News
Readers respond to Bishop Emil A. Wcela's call for women deacons (Oct. 1)
Books
Nadime Gordimer explores the complexities and contradictions of life in today's South Africa.
Signs Of the Times
Caritas Spain urged the Spanish government to consider the “sinister concrete implications” of the country’s economic crisis.
Signs Of the Times
In just over two decades Niger has cut its rate of infant mortality in half, highlighting the benefits of universal free health care.
In the October 22 issue, Timothy P. O'Malley writes about his family's struggles with infertility ("Waiting for Gabriel").Here we offer some resources for families facing this challenge. Longing to Love: A Memoir of Desires, Relationships, and Spiritual Transformation, Timothy Muldoon"Adoption and t
FaithBooks
Latin America is a continent of believers, but what they believe defies simple classification.
Catholic Book Club
A convert from Islam to Roman Catholicism Lamin Sanneh possesses an in-depth knowledge of two of the world rsquo s most talked-about religions In an age in which individuals and churches too-often reject interfaith dialogue in favor of hate speech protests or violence Sanneh rsquo s voice is a w