Tanya Luhrmann: When God Talks Back
An anthropology professor at Standford University examines how American Evangelical Christians experience a tangible, interactive God through prayer.
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Tag Archives: religion
The Decline of Old-Time Religion
The changing nature of the American people was clearly reflected in their changing attitude toward religion, said this 1906 author.
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Jonathan Haidt
Bill Moyers interviews Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. Haidt’s article “America’s Painful Divide” was published in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
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Atheists v. Evangelists: The School Prayer Decision of 1962
50 years ago, school prayer was declared unconstitutional, causing Billy Graham to wonder if we were becoming a spiritually-bankrupt nation.
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Religion Steps into the Boxing Ring: Ali in ’64
When Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, everyone wanted to know his angle. The Post takes a look back at what we thought and unearths some never-before-seen photos.
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An Afternoon with John Polkinghorne
Acclaimed physicist and Anglican priest John Polkinghorne—subject of a profile in the Sep/Oct issue of the Post—talks about how he has reconciled his scientific and religious beliefs.
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The King James Bible: A Best-Seller Turns 400
Hoping to unify the Protestants in England, King James I commissioned a work whose influence moved beyond the church, the country, and the times he intended.
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Prayer Shawls
For the members of the East Congregational community, making and blessing prayer shawls for those in need—church members or not—is a healing act of faith. What do the experts say?
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Door Jam
One morning a mother was out doing errands. After two hours she went back to her car. Searching for the car keys, she discovered they were inside the locked car. She went to the nearest store to ask for a wire hanger to unlock her car—to no avail. She dropped to the ground in tears ... More
Faith in America
Thomas Jefferson didn’t mince words when he gave his view on religious freedom: “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God,” he once wrote. “It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
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Taking It on Faith
As a nation, we’re far from achieving a perfect balance on church-and-state issues, or even always appreciating how the First Amendment helps maintain that balance. But we’re learning.
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