(RNS) Once the first person in America died from Ebola, the usual bigots and ideologues blamed it on President Obama, whom they loathe. Some suggested Obama deliberately allowed… read more

(RNS) News articles about turmoil at General Theological Seminary had immediate impact on those of us who attended Episcopal seminaries. But the news “went viral” far… read more

NEW YORK (RNS) General Theological Seminary’s campus in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan is everything you’d want in an urban seminary. Handsome buildings, a… read more

SAN MATEO, Calif. (RNS) For one year, my wife and I are living 2,700 miles apart. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment here, south of San Francisco. Each weekday she walks two… read more

(RNS) The southbound Acela from New York Penn Station could go faster. If the roadbed were smoother, if the stops weren’t so frequent — you know, the usual if-onlys… read more

(RNS) After 50 years of decline, mainline denominations are reinventing themselves, or at least “re-imagining” what the church might look like, as an Episcopal Church… read more