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Specifically, as Balmer shows, it was government interference in “segregation academies”

Randall Balmer on why racism, not abortion, birthed the religious right

Randall Balmer & new book
by: Yonat Shimron Sept. 22, 2021 (RNS) — White evangelicals have long held that the 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion propelled the rise of the political movement known asRead More

The product of five years of research...

Aurora U. prof, B. Kooi, pens ‘Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders: 1895-Modern Times’

Brandon Kooi
AURORA, Ill., Sept. 21, 2021 — Brandon Kooi of Naperville, Aurora University criminal justice professor, has written “Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders: 1895-Modern Times.” The product of five years ofRead More

[Pope] Clement decided to baptize coffee in order to fool Satan...

The beloved church coffee hour may soon return as COVID-19 fades

Coffee and Beans
by: Bob Smietana April 29, 2021 (RNS) — The first time coffee showed up in church, things did not go well. First developed in the Muslim world in the mid-800s,Read More

The book is now available on Amazon.

Aurora literacy center students chronicled in new book

We are Eagles... book cover
by Marie Lazzara, JJR Marketing CHICAGO, Ill., April 28, 2021 — Maribel, a domestic violence survivor, raised a daughter while cleaning toilets for a living, then years later ran herRead More

“Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor,” Battle delves into Tutu’s religious formation...

New book explores how Desmond Tutu’s Christian mysticism helped unite a nation

Desmond Tutu
by: Yonat Shimron April 14, 2021 (RNS) — Much has been written about the Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu, revered by generations as a kind ofRead More

New book filled with captivating stories from immigrant women...

New book highlights immigrant women

We are Eagles... book cover
AURORA, Ill., April 13, 2021 — Aurora Dominican Literacy Center students are profiled in “We are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant Women who took Bold Steps in Life through Literacy”Read More

There’s a lesson in "The Last Battle" for America in 2020...

Opinion: Revisiting ‘The Last Battle’: C.S. Lewis’ Narnia tale for our time

"The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis
by: Bob Smietana Dec. 31, 2020 (RNS) — The end of the world begins with a con. A little lie, told by a petty grifter, who is willing to betrayRead More

RNS staff share about some 2020 books

Opinion: The most intriguing books on religion we read this year

Books in a library
by: Paul O’Donnell (RNS Staff) Dec. 23, 2020 (RNS) — Our reading list this year, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of 2020: theRead More

Friday, Dec. 20, 2020 interview

Interview with Rev. David W. Swanson discusses the white church

John & Pastor David
BATAViA, Ill., Dec. 20, 2020 — Can the white church change its view of racism? On Friday, Dec. 20, 2020, John Ross of XPian News interviewed Rev. David W. SwansonRead More

The back and forth may be part of a bigger problem for the LifeWay board of trustees: the Christian publisher’s steep financial challenges.

LifeWay lawsuit against former CEO Thom Rainer remains on file

LifeWay lawsuit
by: Yonat Shimron Oct. 2, 2020 (RNS) — First it sued its former CEO. Then it said it would seek a negotiated settlement. But now, the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishingRead More