Deborah F. Mullen has been named dean of the faculty/executive vice president at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., effective Oct. 1. Her appointment includes the faculty rank of associate professor of American Christianity and Black church studies.
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(RNS) As sex abuse scandals continue to roil the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI’s approval ratings have plummeted, according to a new study, with 44 percent of Americans saying he has done a “poor” job handling the issue.
(RNS) As Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens prepares to retire this summer, religious advocates are cheering his support of church-state separation and readying for the battle over his successor.
(RNS) Ruling in the case of a man who spoke with a pastor about allegations he sexually abused his daughters, the New Jersey Supreme Court said conversations with clergy are protected from disclosure if an “objectively reasonable penitent” would believe the discussions were privileged.
(RNS) Tariq Ramadan made his first public appearance in the United States on April 8 since the U.S. State Department barred entry to the controversial scholar and Islamic activist in 2004.
(RICHMOND, VA.) Preschoolers at Second Presbyterian Child Care Center have honored the memory of former student Ruby Harvey by planting a new rain garden in the north courtyard at the church.
A recent gathering of Christian educators celebrated the 25-year partnership of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the South Central Region of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (SCRAPCE) by looking toward the future and a holistic understanding of the tasks and challenges of Christian formation in the 21st century.
LOUISVILLE – As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to feel the impact of declining membership and revenue, 49 employees at the denomination’s national headquarters have lost their jobs.
LOUISVILLE – The General Assembly Mission Council voted unanimously, with no debate, today (May 14) to approve the budgets for 2011 and 2012 for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
LOUISVILLE – With another round of layoffs looming for the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – making this the sixth time the PC(USA) has reduced its national staff since 2002 – denominational leaders have had significant experience blending bleak numbers with a positive twist.
Cape Town (ENI) — The World Cup soccer tournament is due to kick-off on June 11 in South Africa and the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, has warned that sex trafficking will increase in the country during the event.
Rob Moreland, Dale Martin, and Kelly Buell, all members of PDA's national response team, were busy discussing how to tackle this disaster as news came in that 43 counties in Tennessee are now officially disaster areas.
LOUISVILLE – The hard work is still ahead – later this week, the General Assembly Mission Council will vote on the mission budgets for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for 2011 and 2012, including layoffs expected to total about 45 employees from the denomination’s national staff.
GENEVA (ENI) — The general secretary of the World Council of Churches has joined peers in the Middle East in expressing concerns about the escalating rate of violence against Christians in northern Iraq, following attacks on buses carrying Christians in Mosul, in which a shopkeeper was killed.
Cynthia Campbell, the president of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago for the past 15 years, has announced that she will retire by the end of 2011.
