Monthly Archives: December 2007

Back when I was reporting, I dreaded the annual Christmas story. Each December 25, I was expected to lead the paper with a fresh, newsworthy and compelling feature piece. The first few years, I approached the assignment as a challenge. … Continue reading →

A casual skim of today's news sets the religionista's heart aquiver. Both the New York Times and Los Angeles Times are awash with the workings of spirituality, faith and ethics. Yes, the usual political stories abound: Huckabee and Romney still … Continue reading →

Good news, bad news—Commentary's got both in a data-rich essay with just-begging-to-be-analyzed religious resonance. Just 15 years ago, note authors Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin, our nation's social stupor and moral decline seemed inexorable. Now America's not only back on … Continue reading →

He gave it, the press got it, and now pundits are grinding it up. The Speech, Mitt Romney's bid to explain his religion and its place in his politics, seems little more than a looking glass reflecting listeners' anxieties. Did … Continue reading →

Synagogue 3000 has a smart new survey on emergent Jewish communities. The authors place this new development—post-denominational spiritual communities—in the cultural context of social networking, NGOs, and niche marketing. Reflecting these organizing and communication trends, emergent communities target an underserved … Continue reading →