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RELIGION is ubiquitous but it is not universal. That is a conundrum for people trying to explain it. Religious types, noting the ubiquity (though not everyone is religious, all human societies have religions), argue that this proves religion is a real reflection of the underlying nature of things. Sceptics wonder why, if that is the … Continue reading
Not only are longer life expectancies allowing people to postpone retirement, they feel less rushed to make peace with God, a new study suggests. Research out of the United Kingdom links the decline in religious participation in developed countries, where life expectancies are high, and the idea that time isn’t running out as fast on … Continue reading
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees at The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack House designed by Charles Jencks near Dumfries in Scotland, July 2004. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Ian Sample: Congratulations on the award. Martin Rees: Thank you. IS: Were you already a millionaire? MR: Sorry? IS: Were you already a millionaire? MR: No … Continue reading
Regular Thursday evening worship involves “the Lord’s Supper in three courses” at Holy Spirit Episcopal Community, a house church in Silver Lake, California, in the Diocese of Los Angeles. House churches, or small groups of believers who gather and worship in homes, sometimes by necessity and other times independent of mainstream religious institutions, are considered … Continue reading
Kevin O’Callaghan, an instructor at New York’s School of Visual Arts, not long ago came across an auction on eBay at 3 in the morning for church pews and interior elements from a church in Newark. Any interested party had exactly 24 hours to bid or the items would be destroyed. On a whim, O’Callaghan put … Continue reading
Junior Brenda Canseco adjusts her sewing machine as she assembles two sections of a T-shirt into a pair of pants for the Clothes for Haiti Ministry at Stagg High School in Palos Hills on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media Stagg High School junior Brenda Canseco spent her morning fashion class Tuesday … Continue reading
In the library at Friends Seminary on Manhattan’s East Side. The school has about 700 students. When tensions rise at a Quaker meeting, the room is immediately brought to silence — the Quaker form of worship. In recent New York gatherings, when the subject of Friends Seminary comes up, there has been a lot of quiet. Friends … Continue reading
Note: This was first posted in August 2010 to http://open.salon.com/blog/nicki_salcedo/2010/08/20/the_sound_of_m I loved it the first time I read it, and just stumbled back on it, and still love it. Read as much of Nicki’s stuff as you are able. She is a brilliant writer. Enjoy. A reason for silences I don’t sing in church. … Continue reading
Despite a recent uptick, church attendance numbers have been declining steadily in both the United States and Europe. Explanations for the trend range from the child sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic church to the antimodern cultural outlooks of fundamentalist and conservative evangelical denominations. But Richard Beck, a professor and experimental psychologist at Abilene Christian University, has … Continue reading
This morning I went to visit nuChurch Chicago, which meets at the Webster Place theater on the North Side of Chicago. My reaction to the service was the same as when I saw Pastor Steve preach last year at foglife4life. What do you think of Pastor Steve’s approach: Steve “Stone” Huff, the Pastor of Fog … Continue reading
My 52 Weeks of Worship Project 