Author: Cathy Lynn Grossman
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A Buddhist psychiatrist’s advice on facing trauma, troubles and Trump: Let it go
Psychiatrist and Buddhist scholar Mark Epstein marries his religion and his therapeutic practice in a new book that may be particularly fitting for these fraught social and political times: It’s about the ego, which he calls the main ingredient of identity. In the book, “Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself,” Esptein writes…
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Rich Stearns to retire from charity behemoth World Vision
Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, U.S., sits with children in the Kurdish Region of Iraq, who have been displaced by the conflict in their country. Photo courtesy of World Vision/Kari Costanza Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, U.S., sits with children in the Kurdish Region of Iraq, who have been displaced by the conflict…
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Cardinal Law’s death prompts apologies – and anger
(RNS) — When a leading cardinal in the Catholic Church dies, his legacy of caring for priests and believers is usually the highlight of remembrances. Not so with Cardinal Bernard Law, driven out in disgrace as archbishop of Boston in 2002. His priests and his people had demanded he step down after a year of…
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Americans see more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas celebrations
WASHINGTON (RNS) — If there ever was a “war on Christmas” in America, Santa may have won. Nine in 10 U.S. adults celebrate the holiday, according to the Pew Research Center. However, that celebration is shifting in a secular direction. And a growing number of Christians discount key elements of the biblical Nativity story. Just…
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5 faith facts about Doug Jones: Quiet Christian
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Doug Jones, flanked by Selma Mayor Darrio Melton, left, and former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick, speaks with the media outside the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Ala., on Saturday. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via Associated Press)
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Forged in Waco’s fires: The FBI and religion scholars reflect on their 25-year relationship
Fire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993. The compound burned to the ground after FBI agents in an armored vehicle smashed the buildings and pumped in tear gas. The Justice Department said cult members set the fire. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)
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Religion scholars turn activist in the shadow of Trump
The essay collection “Faith and Resistance in the Age of Trump” was a hot seller at publishers’ exhibition hall at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literacy in Boston. RNS photo by Cathy Lynn Grossman
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God? Meaning of life? Many Americans don’t seek them in church
(RNS) The “seekers” have left the church — if they ever came.LifeWay Research has taken a close look at what might draw them in, zeroing in on people who say they have not attended a religious service in the past six months except for special events or holidays.Worship? Not particularly interested, 2 in 3 people…
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Conservative Christian women confront their doubts on Trump
Donald Trump addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road To Majority” conference in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2016. RNS photo by Cathy Lynn Grossman