America has long had thinkers who bring the insights of theology and their spiritual traditions into the debate about public affairs. The person who does that best today is, I think, columnist David Brooks. One of the games people play in the world of religion and theological education is, “Where have all the Reinhold Niebuhrs... Continue Reading

The University of Illinois Department of Religion has decided it will no longer use his services. Why? A student complained that Howell was engaging in “hate speech.” For nine years Kenneth Howell has been an adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois in its Department of Religion. One of the courses he has taught for... Continue Reading

“I think the congregation could have lived with me being gay,” McNeill said. “Announcing I was married pushed it over the edge.” When the Rev. Laurie A. McNeill married a woman in October, she feared what it might cost her — her calling. Days before the nuptials, McNeill asked her colleagues and congregation at Central... Continue Reading

Contraception is a sin? Hodge, a former Presbyterian pastor who is now a layman in the conservative Orthodox Presbyterian Church, realizes his mission is quixotic. The very suggestion made Bryan Hodge and his classmates at Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute laugh. As his friends scoffed and began rebutting the oddball idea, Hodge found himself on the... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Moore is one of the nationally recognized bloggers that regularly provides commentary for the readers of The Aquila Report. Russell D. Moore, senior vice president for academic administration and dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote the cover story for the July issue of Christianity Today magazine.... Continue Reading

Evangelical churches do a better job than mainline churches in keeping their young people in the faith, probably because they invest more money in youth ministry, says a Duke University professor who studies characteristics of American congregations. Mark Chaves, a professor of sociology, religion and divinity and director of the National Congregations Study, said in... Continue Reading

A Professor (Dr. Gary Parrett) and an alumnus (Pastor Kyu Bum “Kenny” Ye ’01 MDIV) were involved in a bus accident in South Korea last week. The BBC Korea Bureau reported that a bus had fallen from a bridge near the main international airport serving the South Korean capital Seoul, killing 12 passengers. Another 12... Continue Reading

On Sunday the Reverend Sheila Coleman told her congregation that the only change was that her role had been made official by the Reformed Church in America. Rumors ran rampant Sunday that Robert H. Schuller, founder of the Crystal Cathedral and Christian TV show ‘Hour of Power,’ was retiring. But Schuller’s daughter has shot down... Continue Reading

While American consumers continue to worry about jobs and paying the bills, 7 in 10 Christian households reported in a recently published survey that they actively pay off their credit cards in full every month. Additionally nearly 8 of 10 Christian households said they continue to give ten percent or more of their income to... Continue Reading

After twelve years of ministry as the Senior Pastor of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, Dr. Don Sweeting has taken a call to become the President of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Don was our keynote speaker at our Friday night worship service at General Assembly. In this second of a two-part interview, he offered... Continue Reading