Pope Francis blasts supermax prisons as ‘torture’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis said Thursday (Oct. 23) that keeping inmates isolated in maximum security prisons is “a form of torture,”..
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God and the Gay Christian
by Matthew Vines Convergent Books, New York, N.Y. 224 pages REVIEWED BY JONATHAN SAUR When I was 20 years old, I asked..
What sports should — and should not — be about
The following is an edited version of a conversation the Outlook’s Leslie Scanlon had with theologian Marcia Mount Shoop, a Presbyterian Church..
On the front lines of the fight against Ebola: Presbyterian Dr. Jim McAuley reports from Sierra Leone
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Presbyterian minister and medical doctor James “Jim” McAuley has been sent by his employer from Zambia to Sierra Leone. Trained as an..
Condolences offered following Jerusalem killing
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Our thoughts and prayers are with the family whose baby was killed and those whose loved ones were injured when a..
‘1001’ grant program is retooled
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The funding arm of the Presbyterian Mission Agencythat helps establish New Worshiping Communities is revising its “1001” grant program to better serve the movement...
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News from Presbyterian-related colleges and universities
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA. ASC has received a $2 million grant from The Goizueta Foundation for two new programs: the Goizueta..
Benjamin A. Reist remembered: SFTS systematic theology professor inspired generations of students
SAN ANSELMO (PNS) Benjamin A. Reist, who inspired and challenged generations of students —including this reporter — for five decades as professor of..
Nearly $8 Million Lilly Endowment grant renews work of Louisville Institute
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a grant of just under $8 million ($7,993,517) to Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to continue the work of the Louisville..
Dwelling in and stumbling through “the middle” (Outlook college partnership essay)
OUTLOOK COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP AWARD RUNNER-UP ESSAY BY MCKENNA LEWELLEN I GREW UP IN A CULTURE that placed a premium on intelligence, until..
Self-Development of People grant recipients announced
LOS ANGELES (PNS) The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $133,270 to 10 self-help projects in the United..
5 ways churches can help stop the Ebola hysteria (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) Once the first person in America died from Ebola, the usual bigots and ideologues blamed it on President Obama, whom they loathe...
The place God calls you (Outlook college partnership essay)
OUTLOOK COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP AWARD WINNING ESSAY BY HANNAH RASMUSSEN FAMILY MEMBERS WARNED ME of Macalester’s secular reputation. It’s true that the religious..
The dying church: Not an end of ministry, but a beginning
As I finish my Clinical Pastoral Education residency, I've been working as a pulpit supply preacher for Park View Christian Church, a..
7 lessons from the Vatican’s wild and crazy Synod on the Family
(RNS) Pope Francis and senior Catholic leaders wrapped up their two-week Vatican summit on the challenges of modern family life on Sunday..
Greek Orthodox launch rebuilding of St. Nicholas, the only church destroyed on 9/11
NEW YORK (RNS) Leaders of a Greek Orthodox church that was destroyed during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center broke..
Presbyterian ‘kirks’ everywhere are called to celebrate John Knox’s legacy on 500th birthday of Scottish reformer
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Kirk in the Hills. Kirk of Kildaire. What’s in a name? Plenty, it would seem, for Presbyterians. “Although the names..
October 27, 2014 : Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s October 27, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
The Bible and the liberal arts
by Davina C. Lopez and Todd Penner Since 2012, a select group of chaplains and Bible professors at Presbyterian-related colleges has explored..
Film in review – “The Book of Life”
All Saints Day, in the Catholic tradition, is when those who are officially declared “saints” by a sitting pope are all honored..
Three Presbyterians arrested in Ferguson for civil disobedience
Three Presbyterians arrested as part of civil disobedience this week in Ferguson, Missouri, say they stepped forward because of systemic racial injustice..
Film in review – “Life’s A Breeze”
A freewheeling Irish family in Dublin, a widowed Grandma who’s pushing 80, Nan (Fionnula Flanagan), adult children who aren’t quite grown up,..
“Life’s a Breeze” – Roundtable interview with Fionnula Flanagan
Dallas, Texas April 25, 2014 Fionnula Flanagan, star of “Life’s A Breeze”& “Tasting Menu,” and Ron Salfen, on behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook ..
Koreans, Alaska Natives, ‘Norwegians’ come together in new presbytery; celebrate David Dobler’s retirement
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (PNS) The Rev. David Dobler remembers when – early in his ministry in Alaska – presbytery meetings were fraught with..
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