E.J. Dionne Jr. Building a new politics on the old values of generosity, compassion, and community. For a very ...

<P dir=ltr>In recent weeks, we've been watching Senator Obama and Senator Clinton try to disagree honestly without being too nasty in the process. In recent weeks, we� ...

I haven't yet read the whole study released yesterday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life titled, "<A title=http://religions.pewforum.org/ href="http://religions.pewforum.org/"& ...

<p><a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=The%20Cost%20of%20War&amp;blog_id=37"></a></p> March 19 wil ...

<P><A title=http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2007/11/changes-down-under-by-jim-wall.html href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2007/11/changes-down-under-by-jim-wall.html">Wh ...

The most considerable evidence that we're entering a "post-Religious Right America" is the shifting political agenda and theological emphasis of a new generation of 20-something evangelicals. ...

<p><P>Sunday morning a week ago I preached at the beautiful Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. Their service blends the best of the Anglo/Catholic Episcopal tradition with the creative S ...

<P>Late last week, <A href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=special.TGA&amp;item=TGA_book_events"><I>The Great Awakening</I> book tour</A> brought me to Seattle, ...

<p><P>This afternoon's top news is Mitt Romney's announcement that he is ending his run for the presidency. Romney's candidacy raised the issue of whether a Mormon could be elected p ...

<P>In late January I had the great honor of being a participant in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In late January I had the great honor of being a participan ...

<P>On this Super Tuesday, there will no doubt be a lot of discussion (again) about the role of religion On this Super Tuesday, there will no doubt be a lot of discussio ...

<P>A common question from over the last few years has been for proof that the movement I describe has a real and measurable constituency. "Give us a sign," they say. ...

Jim Wallis Evangelicals are leaving the Religious Right in droves. My book God’s Politics called ...

Jim Wallis Can a 21st-century faith revival change politics? Something is happening. Faith is being applied to ...

Tonight, President Bush delivers his 7th State of the Union address. We are certain to hear about the President's plan for stimulating the economy.</p> Tonight, Pre ...

<P>I'm Jim Wallis, of Sojourners and author of <EM>The Great Awakening</EM>. I'm Jim Wallis, of Sojourners and author of The Great Awakening . A ...

<P>This early primary election season has clearly demonstrated the limits of the pollster's predictions, the pundit's prognostications, and the ability of politics to really address our deepest ...

<P>An unfortunate exchange of words between the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama this week threatened to explode into real conflict, involving the always volatile U.S. issue of race. ...

<P>During the South Carolina Republican debate, Mike Huckabee garnered greatest applause when defending his views of wifely submission as part of his evangelical faith. ...

<P>[Continued from parts one and two. <A href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/01/a-dialogue-too-friendly-for-fo.html">Click here to read the full response as one post.</A& ...

<P>The new political buzzword is change. The new political buzzword is change. Every candidate claims to be the change candidate-and every pundit is contrasting "ch ...

<P>[Continued from <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/01/a-dialogue-too-friendly-for-fo.html">yesterday's part one</a>] On January 3, 2008, <A href="h ...

With the pivotal event of the Iowa Caucuses, news analyses have said that Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee are now the defining candidates of this campaign-even if they don't win their respective nom ...

<P>On January 3, Focus on the Family's CitizenLink sent an email by associate editor Stephen Adams called, <A href="http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000006202.cfm">"Evan ...

<P>Last night, Iowa voted for change - dramatic change Last night, Iowa voted for change - dramatic change Interestingly, Obama and Interestingly, Obama and H ...

<P>Now that the people of Iowa have chosen Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama as their nominees for president, pundits will spend much of the next few days (until New Hampshire at l ...

<P>This evening, the presidential election of 2008 officially begins with the Iowa caucuses-intense political contests taking place in every county of that Midwestern state. ...

I've had an old 1989 tune by Bob Dylan running through my head for the last couple weeks. I've had an old 1989 tune by Bob Dylan running through my head for the last cou ...

The vicious assassination of Benazir Bhutto means many things for our world. Already pundits are rushing to consider what it means for our presidential elections here in the U.S. ...

<P>The year of 1968 was very significant in my life, and a decisive one for the nation. The year of 1968 was very significant in my life, and a decisive one for the nati ...

<P>Last week, a Liberty University student asked Gov. Mike Huckabee to account for his recent surge in the polls. Last week, a Liberty University student asked Gov. Mike ...

<P>Nice piece this morning <A title=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/12/10/all_power_no_influence href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/o ...

<P>The new 2007-2008 <A title=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_complete.pdf href="http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_complete.pdf">UN Human Development report</A& ...

Jim Wallis It is time to work for common ground between evangelicals and progressives. The public discussion ...

Margaret Guenther Whenever I read Luke’s account of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:25-38), I always picture a ...

Richard Rohr Understanding the true presence of Christ helps us become elders, not just elderly. If today we d ...

<P>I couldn't help but be struck by a bizarre similarity in two back-to-back events this week: the YouTube/CNN Republican forum and the swearing in of Pakistan's President Musharaf broadcast by ...

<p><P>In the news you might have missed over the Thanksgiving weekend, Labor Party leader <A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/world/asia/25australia.html?th&amp;emc=th">K ...

<P>Christianity and Islam comprise the world's largest communities of faith - 2.1 billion Christians and 1.5 billion Muslims. Christianity and Islam comprise the world&# ...

<p><P>Thanksgiving is the time of year when American generosity is clearly visible. We make donations to our local food banks and homeless shelters and volunteer in soup kitchens. But do we really ...

<p><P>A reader asked about <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2007/11/changing-how-we-talk-about-imm.html">my post yesterday</a>: </P> <P>You say tha ...

<p><P>Last spring, Sojourners helped <A href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=news.display_article&amp;mode=p&amp;NewsID=5859">launch Christians for Comprehensive Immig ...

<P>New studies managed by the Pew Charitable Trusts show us how far the country still needs to go in achieving economic equality. New studies managed by the Pew Charitab ...

<P>Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for president is simply astonishing. Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for president is simply aston ...

<p><P>At its board meeting last month, the National Association of Evangelicals formally named Leith Anderson as its president. Anderson is senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minneso ...

<p>As the Religious Right has diminished in influence, many are searching for a new political agenda that doesn&rsquo;t fit the standard right/left battles of American politics and is more consistent ...

<p><P>I remember about eight years ago when then presidential candidate George W. Bush repeatedly claimed that he would restore honor to the presidency, soiled as it had been by our previous presid ...

Alexis Salvatierra With comprehensive immigration reform off the congressional agenda, the New Sanctuary Movement steps into the breach. ...

Celeste Kennel-Shank Finding sanctuary in a Chicago storefront church. Elvira Arellano, 32, wants to be able t ...

Ed Spivey Jr. Only one man can beat Fred Thompson in the 2008 race. t last count, there were 327 men competing ...