Religion in Russia is reviving, but the pattern of resurgence is uneven, particularly for the Russian Orthodox Church. These is one of the conclusions of an exhaustive survey of religion in Russia in the current issue of the journal Religion, State and Society (March). The most noticeable trend throughout the issue is the checkered condition of Russian […]
Women face new restrictions in changing missions field
The restrictions against women in preaching and leading congregations has had strong impact on the mission field, although there are signs that women are gaining new roles in some evangelical mission agencies, reports Christianity Today (Aug. 7). Traditionally, women have been prominent in missionary work, particularly in social service and practical ministries. But the changing face of […]
Current Research: September 2000
01: A sense of spirituality is almost universal among children, but subsequent feelings of embarrassment over such matters may be the main reason why people appear to lose their faith as they grow older, according to a recent British study. David Hay discusses his recent research on children’s’ spirituality with Science & Spirit magazine (July-August), noting that he […]
Canadian Christian right gains visibility under day
In Canada’s first round of elections, a significant pro-family, Christian-based movement has come into prominence, according to the magazine Religion in the News (Summer). In an early July runoff to decide who will lead the Canadian Alliance party for the elections next year, Stockwell Day, a “sometimes Pentecostal lay preacher,” beat out more moderate opponents. The Canadian […]
Sex education finds place in the pews
“Faith-based sex education is popping up at churches and synagogues across the nation as spiritual leaders recognize the need to expand their moral guidance to young people,” reports the Salt Lake Tribune (Aug. 26). Reporter Kim Kozlowski writes that from “liberal Unitarian to conservative Christians to African-American faiths,” religious leaders acknowledge that parents and schools might not […]
Single parents find new place in Churches’ ministries
Single parents, once considered a sign of failure in family-oriented churches, are now the prime targets for new ministries, reports the News Observer (N.C.) newspaper (Aug. 23). Reporter Yonat Shimron writes that “With divorce rates as high among the faithful as the rest of society, and with government championing church initiatives to help mothers on welfare find […]
Catholic gay movement at margins of church
Dignity, the movement of Catholic homosexuals, is struggling with internal problems while also playing a more marginal role in the American church, according to Commonweal magazine (July 14). In an in-depth report on the group, Shawn Zeller reports that “Dignity has struggled to bring in a new generation of gay Catholics. Its congregations are graying, and becoming […]
Book survey shows high interest in one’s own and others’ spiritualities
In Publishers Weekly’s Fall/Winter survey of Religion books (July 31), writer Lynn Garrett finds the interest in spirituality, devotions, and prayer continuing unabated. Their interconnectedness in subject matter points to the trend of :an increased openness to learning across faiths” along with a new interest in being “rooted in beliefs and practices that have stood the test […]
Futurists still in the past when it comes to religion?
There was a good deal said about religion in the presentations of Future Focus 2000, the World Future Society’s annual conference held in Houston, Texas, this past July, but not much of it was very supportive of religion. It seems as if the members of the WFS are beginning to realize that religious belief is not […]
On/File: July/August 2000
01: Until now the co-housing movement has mainly consisted of secular and liberal religious people wishing to balance a sense of community with personal privacy [see February 99 RW]. But the Temescal Cohousing Project in Oakland, Calif., is one of the first evangelical Christian expressions of this new living arrangement. Like other co-housing projects, Temescal residents live […]
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