It would be easier to say I teach church history. Not accurate, but easier. I did have the honor of teaching American history for five years at Fairmont State University; since then, I’ve been an ...

It’s not church polity and ecclesiology that make churches work. A caring mood, a Spirit-led harmony of purpose, and a spontaneous outreach to the needy world develop unity out of diversity. Everyone ...

The UMC, a global church, prides itself on its democratic and decentralized polity. All this shapes its response to LGBTQ couples and clergy. I used to read Ephesians 4 and get that vague, warm glow ...

(RNS) — Nearly 400 Orthodox Christian theologians from 44 countries convened in the largest international conference of its kind in Greece on Thursday (Jan. 12) to discuss “Nicaea-sized” questions ...

Do church and state really need to be separate? Are they at all? Many Americans are keen on the line drawn between these two spheres, regarding it as a key tenet of American values. Yet we know that ...

(RNS) The United Methodist Church elected and consecrated the Rev. Karen Oliveto as its first openly LGBT bishop in a move the head of its Council of Bishops says 'raises significant concerns and ...

The Southworth lectures for 1914-15 will be delivered by the Reverend Ambrose White Vernon, D.D., Minister of the Harvard Church, Brookline, in Room A. Andover Theological Seminary, on Tuesday and ...

Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (left), secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and Cardinal Kevin Farrell (right), prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, with youth ...

As in other matters pertaining to faith and practice, the evangelical looks to Scripture when he defines the boundaries of acceptable church government. At first glance, however, Scripture seems ...

The western district of the United Methodist church (UMC) elected an openly gay bishop on Friday, despite its ban on same-sex relationships. The Rev Karen Oliveto was elected late in the evening at a ...