Common Purpose

There is always a lot of talk at the annual National Prayer Breakfast about coming together. It is hosted by … Continued

JEWEL SAMAD AFP/GETTY IMAGES US President Barack Obama takes the oath of office in front of First Lady Michelle Obama … Continued

REUTERS A boy attends prayers with other Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Adha at a mosque in Yumen, Gansu province on … Continued

Jonathan Newton THE WASHINGTON POST Confetti falls at the end of President Obama’s Election Night rally on Nov. 7, 2012 … Continued

KEVIN LAMARQUE REUTERS Mitt Romney, U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor, shakes hands with Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. … Continued

When I was about to turn 21, and my brother Charles was 19, we took a road trip across the … Continued

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on “the extent of … Continued

By Greg Garrett Baylor University Professor and Patheos Columnist The media-world is the shelter where the vast majority of those … Continued

An inauguration is a traditional ceremony to mark the beginning of a newly elected leader’s term. Such festivities send symbolic … Continued

By Nicholas Wade Every known society has some form of religion, so it might seem obvious that an instinct for … Continued

Those I spoke to at Thursday morning’s National Prayer Breakfast agreed that President Obama seems to have aged a lot … Continued

By David Rosen American Jewish Committee JERUSALEM – The scene was stunning. At the Druze shrine of NebiShueib, against the … Continued

FAITH IN ACTION By Katherine Marshall Last Friday evening, in the quiet sanctuary of an old Catholic church in Brooklyn, … Continued

We have entered what columnist Kathleen Parker calls “a political era of uninhibited belligerence,” that is finding expression in sermons, … Continued

Brian McLaren, the great Christian writer and activist, called me up a few weeks ago with a remarkable request: Would … Continued

FAITH IN ACTION By Katherine Marshall The recent flare-up over whether American soldiers should be free to distribute bibles in … Continued

FAITH IN ACTION By Katherine Marshall Depending on who you listen to, the Common Word is an extraordinary opportunity, a … Continued

This election was an important step in American history, and its future, for many reasons. It clearly shows that steps … Continued

Newsweek’s September 15th cover read “Palin-tol-ogy,” the “advanced study of Sarah Palin and how she sees the world.” Since her … Continued

Last week, I joined my daughter Caroline’s 5th-grade class on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg. In Bruton Parish Church, I … Continued