Outreach workers try to keep churches growing, but face paltry pay by Pieta Woolley What is it costing the church's future when so many who are trying to help it evolve, have to settle for part-time
Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican and earning rave reviews by Alicia von Stamwitz The new pontiff is a Jesuit, a champion of the marginalized and utterly uninterested in the trappings of office
The role of faith in civilization under scrutiny in huge BC study by Cory Ruf Scholars at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser aim to establish a taxonomy of belief systems over the ages
Christian churches are booming in China, both legal and illegal by Alex Jurgen Thumm The future of Christianity globally may hinge on how the state government tightens or loosens restrictions
Ministers lose their religion, but not all of them leave by Broadview Staff Broadview explores the issue of unbelief in three parts.
Haiti religion, Vodou, maligned for centuries, is rising anew by Trisha Elliott Christian colonizers called it "voodoo" and said it was a deviant sect filled with pin-stuck dolls, zombies and curses
Israel invites tourists to see the Holy Land and history of Jesus by Larry Krotz But the story of Palestine is difficult to ignore, with all its complexity, and so are the determined crowds
Michael Dowd, itinerant apostle, lives in van, preaches everywhere by Ambury Stuart He says the main way God communicates with us today is not through ancient texts but scientific evidence, cross-cultural evidence and historic
Charles Taylor says he criticizes the Pope more than non-Catholics by Liette Michaud The internationally acclaimed Canadian philosopher talks about building bridges between different cultures and faiths
What’s so “good” about Good Friday? by Ross Lockhart An unexpected conversation with a funeral director reveals the true meaning of the holy day