Friday's News & Ideas
Archbishop on Bonhoeffer -- what it means to be free
Archbishop of Canterbury: Archbishop Rowan Williams preaches on what it means to be free and how we can achieve the true freedom "to be what we most deeply are."
Quiet fade-out for Obama's faith council
Politico: Three years into Obama presidency, council of faith advisers has gone dark.
GCB: Desperate Christian Housewives
Christianity Today: New primetime soap targets gossip in the church.
Author McLaren finds warm UM welcome -- mostly
UM Portal: Brian McLaren is not now nor has he ever been a United Methodist, but the popular and controversial Christian thinker keeps showing up in Methodist circles.
To residents of another Washington, their cherished values are under assault
Washington Post: Four years after an election defined by Hope and Change, Oklahoma remains a place that mostly hopes not to change.
Republican candidates take narrow approach to religion
The Toronto Star: The Christianity on display in the race for Republican presidential nominee is a godsend to nouveau atheists.
The Spark
Author Pico Iyer: Seeking stillness and silence in the rush of business life
Pico Iyer -- essayist, author, travel writer and thinker -- has a unique perspective on many things. In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Iyer spoke on an unusual topic -- the value of silence and stillness amid the rush of business. If we spend too much time in the MTV rhythm, says Iyer, we won't be able to cultivate the parts of us that need more slowness.
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