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Reality bites

Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.

In an age of seemingly too much information and not enough thinking, an argument for eschewing our culture's relentless optimism and seeing things as they really are.

Compline at St. Marks: The torch is passed

Posted Wed, Oct 21, 6 a.m.

By Feliks Banel

On the air for almost 50 years, KING-FM's live broadcast of the Sunday religious service remains both a beautiful program and a throwback to a classic era of radio.

This camp is your camp

Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Using a state pilot project, the Cascade Land Conservancy has made it possible to preserve historic Hidden Valley Camp for future generations. It's more than a win for holding back sprawl, it also saves an incubator of the Northwest's conservation ethic.

Breaking Mallahan out of the 'business guy' box

Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Our writer, talking with the Seattle mayoral candidate, comes away impressed by his small-C catholicity and Northwest values.

Wedding costs, and benefits

Posted Wed, Oct 7, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

What does it mean that weddings these days are more traditional and more lavish than ever? Scoff not.

Get Thee to the None Zone

Posted Mon, Sep 28, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new study shows how many people are following the Northwest's lead of turning into religious skeptics and non-joiners.

Secular Seattle is full of theology schools

Posted Wed, Sep 2, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Opening this week at Seattle Pacific University is the fourth graduate school of theology in town. Another surprising aspect is the evangelical tilt of this diverse set of schools.

Islam in Cascadia

Posted Tue, Aug 25, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A report from British Columbia on Pacific Northwest Muslims and how they view life in the West.

Mainline churches face identity crises

Posted Thu, Jul 9, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

The stunning resignation of the new minister at Riverside Church underscores problems with some leading Seattle churches. In confronting congregations with muddled identities and generational tensions, new ministers stand on shaky ground.

Preserving a city's sacred sites

Posted Tue, Jul 7, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The loss of an historic church in Tacoma and the saving of several in Seattle offer lessons about the particular problems, and opportunities, of saving urban religious sanctuaries.

Heroes, saints, and celebs

Posted Tue, Jun 30, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

In a perverse way, our modern fascination with celebrities such as Michael Jackson provides an avenue for moral discourse

Calvin's children

Posted Fri, Jun 19, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

It's time we rediscovered John Calvin, the seminal thinker from whom so much American history and religion flows. A good place to start is with novelist Marilynne Robinson, a modern Calvinist.

A gutsy commencement address

Posted Thu, May 28, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Former Iraq ambassador Ryan Crocker, a Whitman graduate, issues an unlikely Niebuhrian challenge to the class of 2009

Obama reframes the debate about abortion

Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Welcome to the world according to Obama, a place where difference is taken for granted and alliance is sought.

Godless in Cascadia

Posted Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

What are the public policy implications of living in the None Zone, where religious affiliations are limited? A comparison between New England and the Northwest offers hints.

The Cascadian Dream

Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Can a Pacific Northwest utopia be shaped on the shared belief that nature is sacred? This latest installment in a series on regional identity looks at the patron saint of the environmental movement, John Muir, and how his thinking informs the desire for a new, greener, and elusive entity some call Cascadia.

Are we happier in the West?

Posted Sat, Mar 14, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new poll suggests Western states report a better sense of well-being, but neither prosperity not recession seem to be making most Americans happier.

Redistricting in God's Country

Posted Tue, Feb 10, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

God is making a slight comeback in the Pacific Northwest, no longer the most church-averse region in the U.S. Meanwhile, Big-Tent Obama is playing footsie with the seculars.

Humor: Guardian angels smooth things over

Posted Mon, Jan 12, 6 a.m.

By Steve Clifford

How to make use of God's holiest appointee.

Up yours, Virginia

Posted Tue, Dec 2, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Dispatch from the War on Christmas: Atheists make fools of themselves in Olympia while violence breaks out at Wal-Mart. The sacred season is now a very, very sick season.