Faith & Values

Women still heeding call

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A happy, party noise filled Annunciation Chapel on the last day of August, a breezy day that felt more spring than end of summer. Inside the little church next to the headquarters of the Sisters of Charity, people stood in the aisles and among the pews, talking, laughing and hugging one another. Read More

Nelson: Revealing the facts

Memorial services will be held Saturday in Washington, D.C., for my friend and colleague, Jack Nelson, who died of pancreatic cancer Oct. 21 at age 80. Direct, on point and precisely true: that was Jack Nelson, one of America's greatest journalists during the second half of the 20th century and co-author with me of "The Orangeburg Massacre." Read More

Appreciating Sol Reibart

As a historian and archivist, I'm sometimes asked how Charleston acquired the sobriquet of "The Holy City." I've never really found an answer, but I believe it might have something to do with the reverence our city has roused in the hearts and minds of its citizens. Read More

Seeking sacred in life

Authors to talk about religion and pop culture in American society

In the U.S., religion and popular culture often go hand in hand. Sermons are broadcast on television and radio. Bibles are illustrated and marketed to particular demographics. Read More

Local churches provide health care for needy

Dozens at a time lined up outside the door to the gymnasium on a cool and sunny Tuesday morning, waiting their turns to see the doctor or nurse practitioner. Read More

Community clinics *

Access To Better Children's Dentistry Address: 1243 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Phone: 573-0733. Dental Care for those up to age 20 with Medicaid, Partners for Healthy Children or Headstart. Dental office is in West Ashley in the Parkwood Pediatric Center. Barrier... Read More

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Panel to tackle debate on Israel

Talks at college this week to explore Jewish 'family'

Is it possible that the recently concluded J Street conference in Washington, D.C., has legitimized criticism of Israel and dissent among mainstream American Jews? Read More

Redux photography exhibition explores cultural connotations of sacred space

Good visual art perhaps is as much about ideas as images. We can admire the skillful composition and painterly effects of masterpieces by Caravaggio or Rembrandt, but without some understanding of the subject matter and historical context, we likely would fail to appreciate just why they are so special. Read More

Religion Briefs

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Targeting spirituality in cold New England

WATERTOWN, Mass. -- It's hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. Read More

Pastor a lover of words

MODESTO, Calif. -- Max Lucado is the Hans Christian Andersen of American pastors, a master storyteller. He has sold 65 million books in the past 25 years and is the only author to have won three Christian Book of the Year awards Read More

New Hindu temple, first in the Lowcountry, opens in Ladson

Quickly, the modest space, a storefront in a Ladson strip mall, was transformed into a temple. The room was painted pale yellow and deep saffron, decorations running along its circumference. Read More

Evolving anxieties bedevil Americans

Editor's note: W. Scott Poole is an associate professor of history at the College of Charleston. This essay is adapted from his most recent book, "Satan in America: The Devil We Know," to be released Oct. 28 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Read More

Episcopal Diocese: Convention OKs 4 of 5 resolutions

Vote calls for distancing from national church

Episcopal officials voted Saturday to distance the Diocese of South Carolina from the national church and engage other disaffected orthodox Episcopalians in response to recent church actions affirming the rights of gays and lesbians and to other theological concerns. Read More