Having visited this metaphorical space in my own city of Portland, I am moved by what I've witnessed: liberal secularists setting aside their suspicion of evangelicals and going to work with them to improve public schools and bring health care to the poor.

(RNS) After years of shunning the partisan political spotlight, is Billy Graham a born-again Republican? In May, the elderly evangelist was feature...

The origin of the word and its usage in Christianity for millennia suggests something quite different from what we might initially think. And what it really means has profound implications for what it means to be a Christian in the world and how we should conceive of being "church."

Our process of making decisions that involve our faith and our civic life is flawed almost beyond repair, and our focus on what we consider Christian issues instead of on doing politics in a Christian fashion has brought us to this point of division.

LOS ANGELES (RNS) In a matter of days, some 1,400 American pastors are planning to break the law. And they're likely to get away with it. As par...

-- Christian conservatives who blame "moral depravity" for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they...

The crisis is real. Like Andrew Sullivan, I feel its sad and frustrating urgency. But I also know the hope of possibility, for every crisis bears the promise of something new.

By Nicole Neroulias c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Has America gotten more religious, or just American politics? The country has grown ...

Being a registered Independent is a practical, tangible way to declare our independence from poisonous partisanship; it can also be an opportunity to consciously reaffirm our allegiance to Christ in all things.

The church is the social institution that should deal with the social ills of society. It has a long history of providing for those in need.

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Are Christianity and capitalism a marriage made in heaven, as some conservatives believe, or more of ...