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Fordham University, with the support of a generous grant from The John Templeton Foundation, invites proposals for the “New Perspectives on the Theology of Understanding” funding initiative. The aim is to encourage research from both new and established scholars working on the notion of understanding in theology and religion. Interdisciplinary teams that include members from […]

Yale Divinity School has announced the appointment of Almeda M. Wright, B.S., M.A.T., M.Div., Ph.D., as Assistant Professor of Religious Education. A graduate of M.I.T., Harvard, and Emory, Almeda has been the Assistant Professor of Religion and Youth Ministry at Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC). Her research focuses on African American religion, adolescent spiritual development, and

Father Andrew M. Greeley, priest, sociologist, journalist, and a well-known novelist, died Wednesday night in his sleep. He was 85. Fr. Greeley was among the most influential Roman Catholic thinkers and writers of our time. He was a priest, sociologist, journalist, and a well-known novelist. He was famous for his wit and his unflinching commitment