As Trump hawks Bible, debate over ‘Christian America’ spreads outside church (RNS) — During the heyday of American churchgoing, some presidents sought to use religion to unite the country. In the age of Trump, it is one more thing to fight over. The post As Trump hawks Bible, debate over ‘Christian America’ spreads outside church appeared first on Religion News Service.

Jim Wallis: What that Bible Trump is selling says about truth (RNS) — Take a look inside that ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible and you’ll find that in the truth lies real freedom. The post Jim Wallis: What that Bible Trump is selling says about truth appeared first on Religion News Service.

New book examines how the Bible came to be — a loser’s tale (RNS) — Successive expulsions and exiles forced the ancient scribes to forge from their defeats a new identity as a people. The post New book examines how the Bible came to be — a loser’s tale appeared first on Religion News Service.

New book sheds light on sexual exploitation in the Bible and offers a path toward healing Westminster John Knox Press The post New book sheds light on sexual exploitation in the Bible and offers a path toward healing appeared first on Religion News Service.

Talking back to Scripture: New book confronts sexual exploitation in the Bible (RNS) — In ‘The Hero and the Whore,’ Camille Hernandez throws out tired, cliché and white-centric takes on Scripture. The post Talking back to Scripture: New book confronts sexual exploitation in the Bible appeared first on Religion News Service.

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How the _____ did this happen? Israel, Hamas, the Bible, trauma, and a podcast with Prof. Jacob Wright Jews are going through unspeakable trauma. The Bible has something to teach us about that. The post How the _____ did this happen? Israel, Hamas, the Bible, trauma, and a podcast with Prof. Jacob Wright appeared first on Religion News Service.

An Arizona school board member was told to stop quoting the Bible. Now she’s suing. (RNS) — Heather Rooks, a Christian who attends a large nondenominational church, says her First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion have been violated. The post An Arizona school board member was told to stop quoting the Bible. Now she’s suing. appeared first on Religion News Service.

Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist? (The Conversation) — A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend. The post Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist? appeared first on Religion News Ser…

Vacation Bible School for Mormons could, and probably should, become a thing (RNS) — There are few better uses of our time and money in the Church than ramping up our investment in children and youth. The post Vacation Bible School for Mormons could, and probably should, become a thing appeared first on Religion News Service.

Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy STOCKHOLM (AP) — Israeli officials called on the Swedish government to stop the protest, which is scheduled to take place Saturday outside the diplomatic mission. The post Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy appeared first on Religion News Service.

Leading Bible study platform ‘Logos’ leans into long, respected history with brand reposition A. Larry Ross Communications The post Leading Bible study platform ‘Logos’ leans into long, respected history with brand reposition appeared first on Religion News Service.

USC researchers use AI to help translate Bible into very rare languages (RNS) — Their goal is to target ‘very low-resource languages that are not even in the top 500.’ The post USC researchers use AI to help translate Bible into very rare languages appeared first on Religion News Service.

Our Daily Bread Ministries acquires Center for Bible Engagement to help foster a lifelong love for the Bible Our Daily Bread The post Our Daily Bread Ministries acquires Center for Bible Engagement to help foster a lifelong love for the Bible appeared first on Religion News Service.