by Bob Newell | Oct 9, 2013 | Opinion
One of the first phrases I learned in the study of the contemporary Greek language is lipame – Greek shorthand for “I am sorry!” As a stumbling practitioner of modern Greek, I learned this word rather quickly and easily because I constantly make mistakes....
by Martin Marty | Oct 9, 2013 | Opinion
There are more Lutherans (5.5 million) in Tanzania than there are Jews (5.4 million) in the United States. There are more Southern Baptists in the United States than there are Jews in the whole world. While religions are by no means to be valued on the basis of...
by Joe LaGuardia | Oct 9, 2013 | Opinion
In an article in The Atlantic Monthly, author and editor-at-large Jonathon Rauch recalled a time he attended a dinner party and was asked about his religion. Rauch, a self-proclaimed atheist, considered what to say and realized that atheists were no different than...
by Kate Riney | Oct 8, 2013 | Opinion
When something happens a world away, it’s easy to remain unmoved. We can lose the urgency of a situation when we aren’t in the muck of it. On Sept. 21, armed gunmen stormed the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, terrorizing civilians, taking hostages and...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 8, 2013 | Opinion
A fortuitous moment took place several months ago in a local used bookstore. I purchased a book titled “Ambassador of Reconciliation: A Muriel Lester Reader” without knowing anything about her. The book quickly found a place next to far too many books I...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Oct 8, 2013 | Opinion
The Syrian war has become one of the widest scale challenges to children’s rights. Recent global initiatives highlighted the need for mobilizing resources to provide education to hundreds of thousands of refugee and displaced children. Recruitment of children by...
