Ballot Boxing: Rubio gets new religious advisers Campaign 2016 | Prominent evangelicals among religious leaders who will advise GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio on religious liberty By Jamie Dean Posted Jan. 5, 2016, 08:15 p.m. Welcome to Ballot Boxing, WORLD’s political roundup of news and views from the presidential campaign trail. Less than a month before the presidential […]

Notes from the Global Church Mary among the Egyptians Dec 11, 2015 by Philip Jenkins In many Catholic and Orthodox countries, the most visible face of faith is commonly the Virgin Mary (think of Mexico’s ubiquitous Virgin of Guadalupe). Sur­prisingly—and counterintuitively—Mary is scarcely less venerated in Egypt, an overwhelmingly Muslim country. Unless we pay attention […]

Contrary to what secularists believe, a new book argues that ‘the world is more religious than ever’ Rodney Stark is a sociologist and historian of religion who at age 81 remains a distinguished professor of the social sciences at Baylor University. Stark’s clear writing—he was a newspaper reporter before going to graduate school—distinguishes him from […]

A More Conservative Catholic Church Awaits Pope Francis in Africa By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and LAURIE GOODSTEIN NOV. 25, 2015 NAIROBI, Kenya — Headlines here call him the “Pope of Hope.” Because of him, Kenyans say they are more enthusiastic about going to church, praying regularly and treating others kindly. They want him to preach about […]

Notes from the Global Church Who owns France’s churches? Nov 10, 2015 by Philip Jenkins General Charles de Gaulle left a legacy of quotable remarks on many topics, and in recent years commentators have often returned to one on the subject of religion. In 1959, he denounced any suggestion of mass Arab immigration to France […]

Baylor University professors participate in a panel discussion on religion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on November 10, 2015. WASHINGTON — Distinguished scholars from Baylor University on Tuesday decried the myth that religion is on the decline in America and argued that it’s actually growing and is stronger than ever. Professors from […]

Are Evangelicals Losing Faith in Trump? Ruth Graham October 28, 2015 6:15 AM ET Many leaders of the church have already denounced the billionaire’s non-Christlike antics and now others may be following suit. One of the many great mysteries of the 2016 primary season so far has been the fact that evangelicals love Donald Trump. […]

Ben Carson Puts Spotlight on Seventh-Day Adventists By ALAN RAPPEPORT  OCT. 27, 2015 Each time Ben Carson prepared to cut into a human brain, the neurosurgeon, who was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head, said a prayer. He would scrub his hands, close his eyes and ask for God’s help. “Lord, you […]

Philip Jenkins, Oct. 26th, 8:00 AM ET On Sunday, Roman Catholic leaders concluded a high-profile Synod in Rome, a council on multiple issues surrounding the family and sexuality. Women’s issues were at the forefront of many of the debates there, and some prelates made quite radical proposals, suggesting for instance that women might be ordained […]