7 myths about John Calvin by Peter Wyatt The 500th anniversary of the theologian's birth is a good time to set the record straight
Travel based on faith is a business worth about $18 billion year by Lee Simpson And the definition of what is faith-based vacationing just keeps expanding, from proselytizing to scrambling over temple ruins
Economy’s downturn gives us a rare chance to rethink non-stop growth by Larry Krotz The recession that took hold last year gives us a chance to imagine a healthier and more sustainable future
Convention of atheists causes writer to fine-tune what she believes by Jocelyn Bell She can't denounce her faith in God, just as she can't denounce her faith in love, art, nature, science, beauty or humanity.
Church founded by son of disgraced televangelists is small, humble by Kevin Spurgaitis Jay Bakker, son of Jim and Tammy Faye, preaches at Revolution Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., baffled by Christians who want to force
Blindness is a nuisance, but it carries blessings, too, minister says by Jocelyn Bell Sharon Ballantyne is the United Church's first blind ordained minister. It's not about being a pioneer. It's about not letting fear get
Church calls me, even though I left it behind long ago, author says by Jennifer McPhee She decided to go to a United Church service five weeks in a row. She didn't have a big "aha" moment, but
Musician Bruce Cockburn is on a lifelong quest for deeper meaning by Kevin Spurgaitis The Canadian singer/songwriter has made 26 albums in 40 years, much of it infused with an uncanny ability to bridge the divide
Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed — since peace by Kevin Spurgaitis The society has been traumatized by years of sectarian violence, but now that Catholics and Protestants share power, self-harm has struck hard
Barack Obama, vying for presidency, names slavery as “original sin” by Paul Wilson The Senator from Chicago firmly positioned himself in the African-American experience in a historic speech