Tim Townsend
From a campus near Warrenton, Child Evangelism Fellowship spreads its word
The mission's purpose is to "evangelize boys and girls."
May 26, 2012 | 12:00 am
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Danforth Center unveils online magazine 'Religion & Politics'
Since it opened its doors in the fall of 2010, the Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University has been quietly focused on the public nature of its mission — with a limited reach.
May 05, 2012 | 12:05 am
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Church-state issue once again to the fore
Tuesday night should have been called "Dueling First Amendment Activist Night" in St. Louis.
Mar 24, 2012 | 12:05 am
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St. Stanislaus ruling stirs hot debate; Carlson vows fight to Supreme Court
Judge Bryan Hettenbach's courtroom was quiet Thursday morning as a clerk handed out copies of the judge's decision in an agonizing legal dispute between the Archdiocese of St. Louis and St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church.
Mar 17, 2012 | 12:05 am
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Archdiocese defends firing of gay St. Louis County teacher
Archdiocesan employees sign a Christian Witness Statement.
Mar 03, 2012 | 12:05 am
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Explaining other religions can be tricky when talking to the faithful
In a time when disdain for other faiths is commonplace, even blessed in some religious circles, how does a Bible study instructor contrast the teachings and doctrines of another tradition and his own without seeming intolerant?
Jan 28, 2012 | 12:15 am
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Evil, from the backs of fallen angels
Among what scholars have traditionally thought of as the strangest passages in the Hebrew Bible are four verses toward the beginning of Genesis about evil angels.
Dec 10, 2011 | 12:10 am
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Is anti-Muslim sentiment at Crestwood venue an echo of Nazi Germany?
This week, Bloomberg Businessweek said Crestwood was Missouri's best community in which to raise children, citing the community's great schools, low tax rates and excellent municipal services. One of those municipal services is the ability of any resident to use space in Crestwood City Hall as a …
Dec 03, 2011 | 12:00 am
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The return of Civil Religion
We've added features such as religion event listings, photos of faith communitie.
Mar 05, 2011 | 12:45 am
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In Pujols' case, What would Jesus do?
As contract talks broke down between Albert Pujols and the Cardinals this week, St. Louis baseball fans began nervously asking themselves a host of questions.
Feb 19, 2011 | 7:45 am
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Bieber documentary taps into Christian audience
Justin's mom is an evangelical Christian, who said she found her faith after "a rough childhood."
Feb 12, 2011 | 12:10 am
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American pastor carries on as conditions in Cairo disintegrate
When the Rev. Benjamin Robinson noticed that the ever-present police officers had disappeared from the street corner outside his apartment in a Cairo, Egypt, suburb one night last month, he got nervous. He'd followed news of the growing protests six miles north in the city, but the absence of a p…
Feb 05, 2011 | 12:00 am
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Local pastor sees dark side as member of disaster response unit
It was his experience after the Kirkwood City Council shooting nearly three years ago that took the Rev. David Holyan to Tucson, Ariz., last week.
Jan 22, 2011 | 12:00 am
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Movie producer turns to local talent for new hip-hop movie
A few years ago, Terverius Black, an independent hip-hop producer in Huntsville, Ala., was getting nervous about the state of the record industry.
Jan 15, 2011 | 12:00 am
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For local Episcopalians, vote in Sudan gets personal
On Sunday , the people of south Sudan will begin the process to decide whether to split Africa's largest country in two and form the world's newest nation, or to reunite with their neighbors in the north.
Jan 08, 2011 | 12:15 am
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Missouri Synod president to assist at Ladue parish church
Soon after his installation this year as the new president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Rev. Matthew Harrison was studying the responsibilities of his office in the denomination's constitution and bylaws.
Jan 01, 2011 | 12:05 am
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Tracing the most famous birth announcement
In May of next year, 11,000 buyers will gather at the Javits Center in New York to peruse the wares of 900 exhibitors at the National Stationery Show.
Dec 25, 2010 | 12:10 am
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The life and death of a Jesuit suffering servant
On a miserable, cold night this week about 350 people huddled in the pews of St. Francis Xavier (College) Church across from Jesuit Hall to remember the life of a friend, teacher, preacher and priest — the Rev. Francis X. Cleary.
Dec 18, 2010 | 12:00 am
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Author to discuss interfaith marriage during Hanukkah
When Laurel Snyder was a kid in Baltimore, she bounced back and forth between her dad's progressive synagogue and her mom's progressive Catholic church, where Laurel's best friend Susan was also a parishioner. While her parents had made a decision to bring Laurel and her two younger siblings up a…
Nov 27, 2010 | 12:10 am
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Faith: Q&A with head of Church of God in Christ
On Monday, about 40,000 delegates of the Church of God in Christ will pour into St. Louis for a weeklong conference the church calls its Holy Convocation. For the first time in its history, the largest African-American Pentecostal church in the country will hold the annual event outside the city …
Nov 06, 2010 | 12:10 am
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What will Tuesday's elections say about religion and American history?
Tea Party movement could be the culmination of a Christian awakening
Oct 30, 2010 | 4:30 am
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Exhibit documents Muslims shielding Jews from the Holocaust
The exhibit has been traveling the world since 2006, and is now at a St. Louis County synagogue.
Oct 23, 2010 | 12:00 am
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Interfaith bonds may be stretched
Getting a handle on the current state of Catholic-Jewish relations in St. Louis has become difficult.
Oct 16, 2010 | 12:00 am
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Rock G-d Peter Himmelman explores his faith
Grammy- and Emmy-nominated musician Peter Himmelman is coming to St. Louis this weekend to sing for kids, screen his documentary, "Rock G-d" and endure an interrogation by this reporter.
Oct 09, 2010 | 12:00 am
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Faith: 'Hebrew Catholics' hold private conference
The Roman Catholic Church is not known for backing down in the face of controversy or criticism. It is known, however, for its distrust of the secular press.
Oct 02, 2010 | 12:10 am
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