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Religion Today: October 2006
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Film and the Christianization of Nigeria. Let’s start this column with a quiz question. Which film center produced more commercial movies in 2005: Hollywood (USA), Bollywood (India), or Nollywood (Nigeria)? Of a movie theater. Most films made in Nigeria sell for about $3 and rent for 50 cents. The traditional religions of the Yoruba and the Igbo differ in important ways, but they both emphasize the existence of spirits, particularly the spirits of the deceased and of ancestor...
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Religion Today: July 2006
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006. The Middle East Crisis and the Book of Revelation. This week's column is by a guest blogger, Michael Azar. The Middle East Crisis and the Book of Revelation. Michael G. Azar. For many modern interpreters of Revelation, the State of Israel takes center stage. Every action of Israel, from its creation after WWII, through its border expansions in 1967, and even to its recent military strikes in Lebanon, have all been prophesied and sanctioned by Scripture. Whatever political positi...
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Religion Today: November 2006
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006. Jesus the Healing Prophet. In the Gospels, Jesus public persona seems to be that of a prophet. When he asks his disciples, Who do people say I am? But what is Jesus’ own perception of himself as a prophet? What does he think it means for him to be one? Posted by Paul Flesher at 3:04 PM. Thursday, November 09, 2006. The most frequently mentioned town and perhaps the most memorable is Capernaum. Jesus seems to have made his ministry’s headquarters there, at the home of Simon...
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Religion Today: August 2006
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006. It's OK to Pray in Your School. The school year is arriving. This seems like a good moment to revisit that continually confused and confusing issue, prayer in schools. There is a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding of what kind of prayer is permitted in the public schools of the United States. So let me take this column to review what is and what is not allowed with regard to. Prayer in public schools. What kind of prayer is allowed in a public school? This blog ...
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Religion Today: March 2007
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007. Have they found Jesus? By Bruce Chilton, Bard College. In 1968, the ossuary and skeleton of a young man who had been crucified by the Romans was unearthed, complete with a nail driven into his heel. This discovery showed that the victims of crucifixion were not necessarily tossed to the dogs after their executions, as was commonly repeated since the end of the 19th century. It could be mean that Jesus was indeed buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. Yet Simcha Jacobovici rem...
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Religion Today: June 2006
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006. ARE RELIGIOUS VALUES UNIVERSAL? ARE RELIGIOUS VALUES UNIVERSAL? Religious commonalities are strongest when we look at personal and family morality. But when we look elsewhere in a religion, the common beliefs are much fewer. This point becomes apparent in a comparison of the Christian Ten Commandments and the Buddhist Ten Precepts. Posted by Paul Flesher at 3:03 PM. Tuesday, June 13, 2006. The Alphabet: The Heritage of the Canaanites. The Canaanites invented the alphabet sometim...
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Religion Today: December 2006
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Thursday, December 14, 2006. Who was against Christmas? Picture the following scenario. Crowds of Americans rioting in the streets. Two opposing groups shout loudly, vying to have their messages heard and heeded. The groups meet. Confrontation ensues. Fistfights break out. Church windows are smashed. What are these rioters fighting about? Second, after Martin Luther nailed his "95 Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517, special liturgical observances began to be frowned upon. The Lut...
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Religion Today: September 2006
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Errand into the Wilderness. In the two centuries after the Puritans, many American religious movements envisioned themselves as the new Israelites. Although Puritan belief was left behind, their model provided a means for understanding religious revival and renewal. In most cases, the religious movements that survived simply became one more Protestant denomination in the increasing variety of the American religious scene. Posted by Paul Flesher at 3:13 PM. Similarly, studen...
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Religion Today: January 2007
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007. The Spirituality of Congress. By James L. Evans,. We may enjoy some level of separation of church and state in this country, but there hardly exists anywhere a separation of faith from public office. There is spiritual vitality in virtually every branch of government; from President Bush's Methodism all the way to the disciplined Catholicism of Justices Alito, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas and Roberts, faith and government are linked arm in arm. Roman Catholic is the largest religiou...
