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- Pentecostalism beyond belief: trust and democracy in a Malawian township
- ABSTRACT The concept of belief, when applied in its strong sense, assumes an inner state that sets believers apart from non-believers. This article suggests that a concept of trust is more appropriate for the study of the religious orientation among Pentecostal Christians in Chinsapo, an impoverished township in Malawi's...
- Research articles 2007-09-22
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- Indonesia unveils one of Asia's tallest Jesus Christ statues
- JAKARTA AFP — Muslim-majority Indonesia has unveiled one of Asia's tallest Jesus Christ statues in the mainly Christian town of Manado on North Sulawesi island, the company behind it said Tuesday. Indonesian real estate developer Ciputra built the 30-metre-high (95 feet) statue in its CitraLand residential estate, hoping it...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- House committee approves $98 million for NEA as NEA grantee plans to depict gay Jesus Christ
- Republican Moderates Join Democrats to Fund Smut Despite reports that a New York City theater group funded by the National Endowment for the Arts NEA will produce a play that depicts Jesus Christ as a homosexual, the House Appropriations Committee voted 31 to 27 on June 25 to approve $98...
- Research articles 1998-07-10
- Jesus Christ battling for his name in US
- WASHINGTON AFP — Jesus Christ is having trouble convincing US courts to let him keep his name. It's not the Messiah who is facing this problem, of course, but an American small business owner who, some 15 years ago, adopted the name of the Christian God's son. The...
- Research articles 2005-05-11
- Recent natural disasters point to return of Jesus Christ: US evangelist Robertson
- WASHINGTON AFP — Prominent US preacher Pat Robertson said that recent natural disasters around the world point to the end of the world and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. "These things are starting to hit with amazing regularity," Robertson told CNN, remarking on the coincidence of a major...
- Research articles 2005-10-09
- Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ
- GERALD O COLLINS, S.J., Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ (New York/Oxford/Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995). Pp. xii + 333. $58; paper $14.95. Gerald O'Collins's purpose in this book is not to survey and appraise leading contributions to twentieth-century christology, which he has done in articles...
- Research articles 1997-01-01
- Explore the Passion with teens' 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.(Neighbor)(Elburn)
- Byline: Denise Perry Donavin Perfect Lenten fare is on stage at Aurora Central Catholic March 12-14. The high school students are performing "Jesus Christ Superstar" with a stellar cast. All right, I admit I'm biased, since my son, Craig, is playing ...
- Research articles 2004-02-29
- A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-Day Saints.(Book Review)
- A DIFFERENT JESUS? THE CHRIST OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. By ROBERT L. MILLET. Eerdmans. 226pp. $16 paper. A professor of religion at Brigham Young University presses the case that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon church, is indisputably Christian in...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- 'Passion of Christ': it's Showtime.
- In a scheduling stunt, Showtime will debut the blockbuster religious movie The Passion of the Christ on Easter Sunday. This marks the first time the Mel Gibson film about the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ will appear on cable...
- Research articles 2006-02-20
- Berlusconi compares himself to Christ
- ROME AFP — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi marked the first full day of campaigning for the forthcoming general election with a barrage of insults against his opponents and a comparison of himself with Jesus Christ. The day before he had suggested that after five years in office he...
- Research articles 2006-02-12
- Jesus cartoons could draw jail for Singapore blogger
- SINGAPORE AFP — A Singaporean blogger is under investigation for posting cartoons mocking Jesus Christ and could be jailed up to three years, the police said. A police spokesman declined to give details about the suspect, who was described by the Straits Times as a 21-year-old office worker with...
- Research articles 2006-06-14
- 'Islamic Jesus' hits Iranian movie screens
- TEHRAN AFP — A director who shares the ideas of Iran's hardline president has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a bid to show the "common ground" between Muslims and Christians. Nader Talebzadeh sees his movie, "Jesus, the Spirit...
- Research articles 2008-01-13
- Was Magdalene Jesus' wife?
- Mary Magdalene is the lost bride in Christianity who was married to Jesus Christ in the greatest story "never" told, according to a Christian educator and author who spoke at the opening session of Sunstone Symposium. Margaret Starbird, a Roman Catholic, said she believes there is a "fatal...
- Research articles 2004-08-12
- JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR.(excerpt from press release distributed by CBS on miniseries 'Jesus')(Brief Article)
- From a press release distributed by CBS in July that appeared in the July 22 edition of The New York Observer. Jesus, a four-hour miniseries about the extraordinary life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth, starring Jeremy Sisto (The Sixties, White Squall),...
- Research articles 1999-10-01
- Christ, Providence, and History: Hans W. Frei's Public Theology
- Christ, Providence, and History: Hans W. Frei's Public Theology. By Mike Higton. London and New York: T & T Clark International, 2004. xi + 287 pp. $59.95 paper. Hans Frei, an Episcopal priest and professor of theology in the Religious Studies Department of Yale University, was the author of two...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- With God, and the Constitution, on His Side; A 1988 Film Anticipated 'The Passion of the Christ' and Puts It in a Discomfiting Light
- Hoberman, J. Forward 02-20-2004 J. Hoberman is senior film critic at the Village Voice and author of "The Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology of the Sixies" (The New Press, 2003). A Hollywood movie about Jesus Christ, released in...
- Research articles 2004-02-20
- Unholy row over Jesus image in Lithuanian beer ad
- VILNIUS AFP — The Catholic Church in Lithuania condemned beer-making company Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe for using a picture of Jesus Christ wearing earphones to advertise its products. "Many believers are hurt and outraged that the Saviour's image... was used for advertising beer," said Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius in a statement. ...
- Research articles 2006-01-17
- Church posts anger at Christ-free Christmas stamps
- LONDON AFP — The Church of England have sent a message of annoyance to the Royal Mail over this year's Christmas stamps, which feature festive fun rather than a Christian theme. Santa Claus, snowmen, reindeer and a Christmas tree surrounded by presents appear on the 2006 collection, which goes on...
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- Nude chocolate Christ sculpture angers US Roman Catholics
- NEW YORK AFP — A New York artist's life-size sculpture of a naked Jesus Christ cast in dark chocolate has proved too much to swallow for an American Roman Catholic group, which has called for a boycott of the work. "This is hate speech. And choosing Holy Week ......
- Research articles 2007-03-30
- US gallery scraps nude chocolate Jesus sculpture after uproar
- NEW YORK AFP — A New York gallery has cancelled an exhibition of a life-size sculpture of a naked Jesus Christ cast in chocolate after it sparked an uproar among American Roman Catholics. Staff at the swanky Roger Smith Hotel in midtown Manhattan said Saturday it had called off...
- Research articles 2007-03-31
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