Spirituality
Evangelical students on campus aim to foster new leaders, believers
As mainstream churches, like the United Church, dwindle, evangelical groups have become the largest on campuses
Society
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UCC in Focus
Lois Wilson biography shows former UCC leader both frugal, generous
She dressed so quaintly she was mistaken for a bag lady, both at Church House and at Parliament when she was a senator
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Spirituality
Reza Aslan, scholar, translates Bible scholarship into easy reading
His bestselling book, Zealot, has been called groundbreaking for separating the myth of Jesus from the historical man
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UCC in Focus
Phyllis Airhart’s book chronicles the history of the United Church
"Canada's church" was formed with the idea of steering the nation to a future of Christian character
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Ethical Living
Communes get a modern makeover
A 1960s ideal gets an update for grownups — cohousing projects designed for living in close quarters.
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Justice
A Canadian genocide?
A new museum in Winnipeg has become a flashpoint for how we interpret this country’s treatment of First Nations
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UCC in Focus
Composer Ron Klusmeier’s Tour of a Lifetime found some sour notes
"We are not alone. The United Church of Canada clearly holds no monopoly on decreasing numbers."
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Ethical Living
Small B.C. island community is split on coal transport in strait
People on tiny Texada, north of Vancouver, worry the community will vanish if industry wishes thwarted
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Justice
Cheri DiNovo, minister of cloth and legislature, keeps agitating
The NDP member of provincial parliament gave up ministry for politics but is still a champion of the most marginalized
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Spirituality
Stephen Prothero, scholar, says Americans are religiously illiterate
He proposes teaching religion as an academic subject in public schools across the United States
