Topic
Syncretism
Discipleship Is Messy
Insider movements can lead to syncretism, yes. But less so if we all stay connected.
January 17, 2013
Priest Pressured to Give Up Muslim Lent
The Rev. Steve Lawler faced being defrocked if he continued to practice Islamic rituals for Lent.
March 21, 2011
Muslims in Evangelical Churches
Does loving your neighbor mean opening your doors to false worship?
January 3, 2011
The Refugee Pastor That Could
As a teen growing up in Tennessee, Chansamone Saiyasak vowed to return to Thailand. And he did—with remarkable results.
September 1, 2010
The Lord Who Acts Like It
Where did we get the idea that the church should be a place that makes people feel comfortable?
June 10, 2010
Mother's Day Worship?
Leaders weigh in on whether churches should celebrate Mother’s Day in worship services.
May 6, 2010
Out of Context
Debate over 'Camel method' probes limits of Muslim-focused evangelism.
March 23, 2010
Box Office Pantheism
Critiques of Avatar's spirituality should be winsome—and prophetic.
March 5, 2010
Selling Jesus to Optimistic America
How the positive thinking movement has shaped the church.
January 28, 2010
A Statement On Prosperity Teaching
From the Lausanne Theology Working Group, Africa chapter at its consultations in Akropong, Ghana, 8-9 October, 2008 and 1-4 September 2009
December 8, 2009
Should Christians Fast During Ramadan With Muslims?
Church leaders and observers weigh in on a current debate.
October 26, 2009
Muslim Priest and Buddhist Bishop-Elect Are Raising Questions About Syncretism
For years, Episcopal Church leaders have taught that God can be found in other faiths. Now some clergy are pursuing him there.
March 27, 2009
Are the Quakers Going Pagan?
The liberal end of the Society of Friends has long had members who denied God's existence or Jesus' divinity. Now hundreds of pagans call Quakerism home.
April 28, 2008
Priest Must Decide Between Episcopal Priesthood and Islam
Also: Did God smite Evan Almighty? Should police make arrests during church services? And other stories from online sources around the world.
July 6, 2007
God's Word in an Old Light 
Philip Jenkins on how global South Christians read the Bible.
December 5, 2006
A Wind that Swirls Everywhere
Pentecostal scholar Amos Yong thinks he sees the Holy Spirit working in other religions, too.
March 1, 2006
Richard Land withdraws from interfaith coalition
Richard Land announced January 21 he had listened to Southern Baptists and as a result was withdrawing his name from a diverse coalition established to monitor “mosque discrimination” in the U.S. (Baptist Press)
Study: More than third of Presbyterian Church USA members say other faiths can find salvation
One in three members of the nation's largest Presbyterian denomination seem to believe there's some wiggle room for non-Christians to get into heaven, according to a recent poll. (Associated Press)
Paranormal Flexibility
Americans continue to cobble together Mr. Potato Head-like spiritual identities from a hodgepodge of beliefs (Charles Blow, The New York Times)
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