Aug 10th, 2008 · When Jeffrey Symynkywicz preaches at his Unitarian Universalist church, he's often accompanied by the music of Bruce Springsteen. He's now managed to combine his theological training with his lifelong love of Springsteen's music.
May 2nd, 2008 · Sen. Obama's former pastor Jeremiah Wright fueled questions this week about the line between politics and preaching. Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld and Reverend Dean Snyder, both white religious leaders, discuss the controversy and its racial and theological undertones.
May 1st, 2008 · Each year, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors, theologians, political leaders and others come together in the nation's capitol to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust. Sara Bloomfield, the director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., discusses the annual observance and the museum's mission.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Before he became pope, Benedict had earned a reputation as a strict policeman of Roman Catholic doctrine. But many theologians feel he has softened during the past three years.
Apr 13th, 2008 · From the moment Sen. Barack Obama rocked the 2004 Democratic National Convention by talking of the "awesome God" in the Blue states, he has been recognized for his artful use of theological language. In the past, Democrats have shied away from talking about personal faith, but Obama has put his faith front and center.
Mar 5th, 2008 · The Vatican and a delegation of Muslim scholars have agreed to start a permanent dialogue to discuss theological, social and political issues. The Catholic Muslim forum will meet every two years, alternating between Rome and a Muslim country. Pope Benedict will attend the first forum in November.
Jul 25th, 2007 · Earlier this month Pope Benedict approved two major documents that Vatican observers see as signals of a major theological shift in the Catholic Church. The Pope approved wider use of the old Latin mass and reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church above all other Christian religions.
May 13th, 2007 · A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including: President George W. Bush; Queen Elizabeth II; British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Roberto Tejada, a resident of Catalina Island; US Attorney Christopher J. Christie; J. P. Weiss, F.B.I. special agent; Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D - MI); Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; Colonel John Nicholson; and Catholic theologian Leonardo Boff.