and other pursuits of religion in America
"The days of our age are threescore years and ten." -- Psalm 90:10 (BCP) St. Paul's Episcopal Church on 34th Street in downtown Newport News, Virginia, is closing. (See announcement's on the church's Facebook page, and articles in the Daily Press on April 21, and May 12, and on WAVY on May 14. The final …
Continue reading St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Closing after almost Seven Score Years
On Thursday, the Vatican announced the appointment of the first African American as archbishop of Washington, Wilton Gregory. For the past fourteen years he has been archbishop of Atlanta. In its report on Gregory's appointment, the Washington Post noted that while nationally African Americans only make up 3% of the Roman Catholic Church, in the …
Continue reading D.C.’s New Archbishop and One of Its Historic African American Churches
When introducing students to Judaism, one text I always discuss is the Shema, the passage of the Torah that is the centerpiece of Jewish daily prayer. It begins at Deuteronomy 6:4 with the words "Shema yisrael," or in English, "Hear O Israel." It then continues The Lord is our God, the Lord is One. You shall …
"The site of the Washington Hilton, where the National Prayer Breakfast has been held for at least the last three decades, was almost the home not of a hotel, but a of church.
Walking along Highland Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama, yesterday I saw this sign. It is located in front of the parking lot of Temple Beth-el. The "wall" is actually a brick and iron fence installed as part of an effort to beautify the synagogue's street front. There are no gates on the driveways that lead across into …
Continue reading President’s Wall – A Fence with an Open Gate
Last winter I enjoyed enjoyed sharing my research on the development of Samford's Lakeshore campus with Marjorie White, the historical society's long-time leader and one of the book's principal authors. I can't wait to read the finished product.
