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January 23, 1786: John Carroll, who would become America’s first Roman Catholic bishop, founds the Catholic academy that is now Georgetown University.
January 23, 1893: Episcopal minister Phillips Brooks, bishop of Massachusetts, staunch abolitionist, substitute evangelist for D.L. Moody, and author of “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” dies. He was considered the most “considerable American preacher of his generation.”
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University president praises the community’s “calm resilience” as students and staff shelter in place in fireproof buildings.
The Russell Moore Show
Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, and Russell discuss this year’s reads.
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Seventeen years after the former Hindu kingdom became a secular state, Christians have a pathway to legal recognition.
Nativity scenes show us the loving parents we all need—and remind me that my own parents estranged me over my faith.
The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the world devalues.
In place of large evangelism outreaches, churches try to be more intentional in the face of religious restrictions and theological changes.
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Even if members are politically active and many leaders are often outspoken about issues and candidates they support, most congregations make great efforts to keep politics out of the church when they gather.
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Adult alumni “commanded a seat at the table” to negotiate for full inquiry.