Monthly Archives: August 2008

Can I complain? School's starting here and it's still impossibly hot. It's hard to write lectures when you're sweating. But the good news is that a new crop of graduate students will soon be practicing press criticism. The better news … Continue reading →

The morning after Rick Warren's presidential forum, Salon dubbed him the event's “real winner.” But as the days pass, it's increasingly difficult to distinguish winners from losers in Saturday's faith-based revival of civil society. Did McCain have an unfair advantage? … Continue reading →

Rick Warren “takes on the world” or so says Time magazine. The famously purpose-driven pastor is not only aiming for global PEACE (promote reconciliation, equip servant leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, educate the next generation), but also … Continue reading →

Within the world of religion reporting—that is, reporting on religion—the story of the week, if not the summer, has been the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Primates. Held every ten years, the meeting gathers members of the global Anglican Communion in … Continue reading →