Several watchdog groups say that religious freedom around the world is taking a beating, and the Catholic pastoral group Aid to the Church in Need says the persecution of Christians is “today worse than at any time in history.”
World Religions
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Religion is still more vibrant in the U.S. than in Europe—but there are striking exceptions to the cliché
U.S. religious belief has been more resilient than in other modernized, affluent countries. Still, weekly churchgoing pales compared with Poland.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
His parents fell for a spiritual guru. In “Dear Franklin Jones,” he wants to find out why.
In “Dear Franklin Jones,” Jonathan Hirsch sets out to answer some questions about his family.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
In Europe, religious minorities face mounting hostility and harassment
The Washington-based Pew Research Center issued a report on religious freedom around the world last week that found that Europe registered the sharpest increase in “social hostilities concerning religion” in 2016, the last year for which it has full statistics.
Posted inFaith, Features
Aramaic, the language of Jesus, comes to New Jersey
The language spoken by Jesus and kept alive by Syriac Christians finds an unlikely haven in Paramus, New Jersey.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Is Buddhism true?
Buddhism now forms a part of the cultural and spiritual landscape of many Western societies.
Posted inFaith, Features
How the top-heavy Catholic Church is losing the ground game in China
Even if relations improve with the government, the Catholic Church in China needs evangelization efforts to grow beyond a devout but tiny membership.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
40 film teams, 25,000 miles, one portrait of faith
John Anderson reviews “Sacred,” a documentary exploring various world religions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ and the hazy line between education and entertainment
In “Believer with Reza Aslan,” a scholar presents a part as indicative of the whole.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
De-Christianization in the West is a real threat. But Putinism isn’t the answer.
Christianity faces a grave threat from globalization, but Vladimir Putin does not offer the right response.