“He is one of North America’s foremost social historians of the Genevan Reformation,” said Fields. “He knew Geneva forwards and backwards.” Back in May, Paul Fields, the theological librarian and curator of the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, rented a truck and drove to Madison, Wisconsin. Waiting for him there was a whole... Continue Reading

“Practicing Christians” are defined as those who identify as Christian; who have attended a religious worship service at least once in the past month; and who say their religious faith is very important in their life. There is little debate that most Americans are faith-oriented people. Yet how does spirituality and religion differ from one... Continue Reading

Held in the Midway Presbyterian Church sanctuary…these services demonstrated the usefulness of the historic reformed liturgies in our modern context. While we live in a day when traditional reformed worship is charged with being irrelevant and outdated, October 21-24 pastors, musicians and congregants from 17 states and a variety of denominations rediscovered how very far... Continue Reading

The 10,664 windows did not get washed this year at the Crystal Cathedral, the iconic glass church founded by the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, one of the original religious broadcasters. Volunteers are tending the church’s 40 landscaped acres, now that the gardeners have been laid off. And its renowned Christmas pageant — with live camels... Continue Reading

A shareholder of Bible.com Inc sued the company’s board members, accusing the ordained ministers of failing to profit from the “goldmine” potential of the namesake Internet property, according to a lawsuit. James Solakian filed the lawsuit in Delaware’s Chancery Court against the board of Bible.com for breaching their duty by refusing to sell the site... Continue Reading

The Biblical Recorder has served North Carolina Baptists as the Baptist State Convention’s official news journal. It was founded in 1833. Norman Jameson, editor of the Biblical Recorder since Aug. 1, 2007, has resigned, effective Dec. 31, 2010. Saying his resignation was “not required, but necessary,” Jameson offered to resign prior to a regularly scheduled... Continue Reading

Even though Americans can easily obtain a Bible, not many are engaging with it regularly. A recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that 55% of Americans can’t even name the four Gospels of the New Testament. It also revealed that only 36% of Americans read the Bible on a... Continue Reading

“It seemed especially fitting for us to share this news from the Lausanne Congress here in Cape Town because the shared purpose of this gathering, and of the NIV, is to reach more people with God’s Word.” On Saturday, October 23, at the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Keith Danby, CEO of Biblica, and... Continue Reading

The Sixth Circuit reversed the decision, concluding that the school was a religious entity but that ministerial exception did not apply to the former employee because she spent a majority of her time performing “secular” duties. The Supreme Court is being asked to review a decision that on whether “ministerial exception” – which allows religious... Continue Reading

The morning plenary, in which Wright was the keynote speaker, was titled, “Calling the Church of Christ Back to Humility, Integrity and Simplicity.” Respected theologian Chris Wright gave a challenging critique Saturday of the evangelical movement when he said a disturbing number of its leaders are guilty of idolatry. God’s people today, like in the... Continue Reading