Canadian is awarded spirituality prize | Charles Taylor, a professor of law and philosophy, has written extensively on the sense of self and how it is defined by morals and what one considers good (The New York Times)
Templeton prize to philosopher | Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher who says the world's problems can only be solved by considering both their secular and spiritual roots, was named Wednesday as the recipient of a religion award billed as the world's richest annual prize (Associated Press)
Canadian philosopher wins $1.5-million Templeton Prize| Charles M. Taylor, a Canadian philosopher who teaches at Northwestern University, was named on Wednesday as the winner of the 2007 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities (The Chronicle of Higher Education, sub. req'd.)
U.S. prepares to sanction Sudanese firms | President Bush's envoy to Sudan said Wednesday that the administration is preparing to impose new economic sanctions to counter Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's refusal to allow U.N. peacekeepers to deploy in Darfur (Associated Press)
Many Alzheimer's caregivers seek help in God | About a third of those who take care of loved ones with the disease feel 'more religious' because of their experiences, a new national study says (Los Angeles Times)
Fired official halted work at church | Town Administrator James Lewellen said the firing last week of Building Official Lynn Hicks did not result from the stop-work order Hicks issued, even though Lewellen and two aldermen -- Jimmy Lott and Buddy Rowe -- attend First Baptist (The Commercial Appeal, Memphis)
Bible-making goes retro | Scribes with quills, calfskin are copying Good Book by hand (Chicago Sun-Times)
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