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In the Footsteps of Martin Luther Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-03-03 | Follow along as managing editor Kim Lawton visits several key sites in Germany associated with Martin Luther and the beginning of the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Kim Lawton Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-24 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, this will be the final episode of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. This week, Managing Editor Kim Lawton looks back at some of the many changes in the religious landscape that she has covered over the last two decades.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Lucky Severson Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-24 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, this will be the final episode of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Correspondent Lucky Severson recalls some of his memorable stories and interviews.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Rituals Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-24 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, this will be the final episode of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. University of Virginia Professor Vanessa Ochs reflects on some of the many religious practices and rituals the series has spotlighted.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Bob Abernethy Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-17 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is coming to an end. In its last two episodes, the series will be looking back at some of its most memorable reports and interviews. This week, longtime host Bob Abernethy remembers some of the many faith leaders he has profiled. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Tim O’Brien Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-17 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is coming to an end. Correspondent Tim O'Brien looks back at some of his most memorable reports and interviews concerning the Supreme Court. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Fred de Sam Lazaro Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-17 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is coming to an end. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks back at some of his most memorable reports and interviews. ----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Looking Back: Judy Valente Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-17 | After almost 20 years of distinctive coverage of religion on mainstream television, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is coming to an end. Correspondent Judy Valente looks back at some of her most memorable reports and interviews. ----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-17 | After 20 years of unique coverage of religion on mainstream television, our program airs its final episode. We’ll have special reports looking at some of our most memorable stories, features and interviews. What has and hasn’t changed on the religious landscape?
Conflict Resolution in Public Schools Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-10 | Correspondent Judy Valente reports on Conflict Resolution Circles – practices rooted in Quaker, Mennonite and North American Indian spirituality, and how two Kansas schools use the ‘circle’ method to end the revolving door of suspension and expulsion of students. Teachers say they hope the students will take the peace making skills they learn at school out into their communities. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
In the Footsteps of Mother Teresa Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-10 | Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro travels to India with a group of Catholic seminarians from Minnesota, to experience for themselves Kolkata’s poverty and the ministry of the late Saint Teresa of Calcutta. They visited Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity that continues to provide care for the poorest of the poor, including patients with leprosy.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-10 | After 20 years of unique coverage of religion on mainstream television, our program is coming to an end this month. We’ll have special reports from several correspondents looking at what has changed, and some of our most memorable stories and interviews.
Sanctuary Movement Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-03 | One of the most frequently mentioned obligations in the Bible is to "welcome the stranger." Since the 1980's churches and synagogues have offered sanctuary to undocumented immigrants who are facing deportation. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports from Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona where the movement began. Rev. Alison Harrington said, "My scriptures don't ask me but command me to stand with those who are being persecuted and those who are being oppressed."---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-03 | The year 2017 marks 500 years since a stubborn monk and towering thinker, Martin Luther, published his 95 theses or complaints against the Catholic Church and launched the Protestant Reformation, a momentous religious revolution whose consequences we still live with today. The Reformation divided the Western church and transformed millions of people’s understanding of their relationship with God. Correspondent Kim Lawton traveled to Germany to report on how the anniversary is being commemorated there and how its legacy is understood by scholars and theologians, both Catholic and Protestant.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Extended Interview: Professor Michael Root Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-03 | Watch excerpts from our interview with Michael Root, professor of systematic theology at the Catholic University of America, discussing the differences between Protestants and Catholics. “There are real differences. The question we face is how do we both affirm the commonalities while being honest about the continuing differences?”---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Perspective on Syrian Refugees: Imam Omar Suleiman Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-03 | Watch North Texas Imam Oman Suleiman, founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, visiting Syrian refugee camps on the Jordan-Syria border, and listen to him talk about the moral obligations and spiritual lessons he learned there. “It opened my eyes to the neglect of the Syrian people,” he says. “We have an obligation to make things better. They are human beings, and they have a right to live in peace and security.”----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-02-03 | Teachers are helping students peacefully resolve conflict using mediation to examine and alter their behavior.
Religious Reaction to Trump Executive Orders Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-30 | During his first week in office, President Donald Trump has been signing a series of executive orders on issues of particular interest to the faith community, among them immigration, oil pipelines, and abortion, as well as possible new restrictions on refugees from Muslim countries. Host Bob Abernethy, R&E managing editor Kim Lawton and Rabbi Jack Moline, president of the Interfaith Alliance, talk about how many people of faith are responding.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
New Camaldoli Hermitage Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-30 | While the number of monks and nuns has declined dramatically in recent years, there has been a large increase in the number of lay people who want to associate with religious communities. Correspondent Kate Olson visited New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine community in Big Sur, California, where today there are 24 monks, and 700 oblates, people who live in the world and affiliate with a monastic community, following a rule for living that guides monastic life. Support for this story provided by the George Family Foundation.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-30 | Director Martin Scorsese’s epic new film “Silence” tells the story of two Jesuit priests in the 17the Century who are sent to Japan to investigate reports that their missionary mentor has renounced his faith. Rev. James Martin, S.J. of America magazine served as a consultant to help ensure that the film authentically represented Jesuit beliefs. Correspondent Kim Lawton talks with Martin about the many religious themes in “Silence,” and how the movie reflects Scorsese’s Catholic faith.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly http://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-27 | The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation, and its effects continue.
Religion and the New Trump Administration Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-23 | As Donald Trump takes office, faith-based groups continue speaking out. Some are supporting him and urging him to take up their issues. Others are raising strong concerns about Trump’s appointments, statements and potential policies. Host Bob Abernethy talks about religion and the new administration with R&E managing editor Kim Lawton, Religion News Service Editor-in-Chief Jerome Socolovsky, and Professor Stephen Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Terry Waite Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-19 | In the early 1990s, Terry Waite, a lifelong Anglican and a hostage negotiator for the Archbishop of Canterbury, was himself captured by terrorists in Lebanon. He was freed after nearly five years alone in the dark, blindfolded and chained to a radiator. Since his return to England he has written about his ordeal. His latest book of poetry is Out of the Silence, and he tells correspondent Lucky Severson how he came to value corporate silence, “which is something sadly lacking in our society today,” and how he came to recognize the importance of developing an interior life.----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-19 | We take you to Big Sur, California to visit New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine monastic community where increasing numbers of lay people are drawn by the natural beauty and life of prayer.
Millennials and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-13 | Correspondent Dan Lothian interviews Rev. Eugene Rivers and Northeastern U. Professor Sarah Jackson in Boston about the attitudes of young people toward Martin Luther King Jr.. Among millennial activists, Jackson says, there is both an embrace and at the same time distance from King, admiration for King’s goals but with no wish for any new leader and seeking a movement driven from the ground up.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Katie Meyler Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-13 | Raised by a single mother in sometimes difficult circumstances in New Jersey, Katie Meyler, after graduating from college, went to Liberia on a paid religious internship. There she met many children who weren’t in school and she became committed to helping girls there get an education. As correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, after more than a decade later Katie has been so devoted to her work that she refused to leave even when Ebola struck. ----Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-13 | The inauguration of Donald Trump: We talk about religious responses to Trump’s policies, his Cabinet picks, and inauguration weekend, with crowds from all over the country coming to Washington to protest Trump’s swearing in.
Londons Mayor Sadiq Khan Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-06 | Despite the sharp spike in hate crimes and anti-immigrant speech associated with Britain’s recent vote to leave the European Union, Sadiq Khan, a British-born Muslim of Pakistani descent and mayor of London, the first Muslim leader of any Western world capital city, has been a strong voice for post-Brexit interfaith relations and reconciliation. He famously took a selfie with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbi of London during Ramadan last year that went viral across the globe. On a recent visit to the US, correspondent David Tereshchuk talked with Mayor Khan about bigotry, extremism, religious tolerance, and choosing hope over fear.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Sean Callahan Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-06 | On January 1, Sean Callahan became the new president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, the international relief agency of the US Catholic Church. Correspondent Kim Lawton traveled to Haiti with Callahan last November in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and spoke with Callahan about his humanitarian mission, his concerns about the anti-refugee climate in America, and what he learned working with Mother Teresa in India.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Shabbat/Sabbath Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-06 | Every week, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, Jews around the world celebrate Shabbat, the Sabbath. A day of prayer, rest, and reflection, Shabbat provides the spiritual renewal, some say, needed for the rest of the week. We spoke with Rabbi Nissan Antine and his wife, Sarah, of Beth Sholom Congregation in Potomac, Maryland about the meaning and practice of Shabbat.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2017-01-06 | As the nation prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., millennials are both embracing and distancing themselves from the civil rights leader.
Look Ahead at 2017 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-22 | The annual special program looking ahead to the top religion and ethics stories we expect to be following in 2017. Host Bob Abernethy talks with Managing Editor Kim Lawton, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Jerome Socolovsky, editor-in-chief of Religion News Service.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-22 | Catholic Relief Services works in more than 100 countries, amidtremendous suffering and tragedy. The group’s new president, Sean Callahan says Saint Mother Teresa taught him not to give up hope.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Look Back at 2016 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-22 | The annual special program looking back at the top religion and ethics news stories of 2016. Host Bob Abernethy talks with Managing Editor Kim Lawton, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Jerome Socolovsky, editor-in-chief of Religion News Service.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-22 | The annual special program looking ahead to the top religion and ethics stories we expect to be following in 2017. Host Bob Abernethy talks with Managing Editor Kim Lawton, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Jerome Socolovsky, editor-in-chief of Religion News Service.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Mercy Chefs Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-16 | In this season of giving, correspondent Kim Lawton reports on the nondenominational Christian nonprofit called Mercy Chefs. During natural disasters and national emergencies, Mercy Chefs deploys mobile kitchens and teams of volunteer professional chefs to cook restaurant-quality meals for victims and first responders. The group says it tries to spread hope through good food and “the best meal you are able to make.”---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
The Threshold Choir Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-16 | The practice began in California and spread to 130 communities around the world. The mission of the Threshold Choir is to bring gentle a capella singing to people who are dying in hospitals and hospices, usually with three or four voices at a time. We accompanied the Washington, DC Threshold group as it comforted a patient during the last stages of his life. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-16 | We Look Back at the top religion stories of the year: Donald Trump’s election with religious support; Interfaith concern about rising hate crimes. Massive humanitarian crises. Debates over immigration, religious freedom and more. Our panel of experts takes stock.
Restoring the Buffalo Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-09 | One hundred years ago, the US government oversaw the slaughter of millions of buffalo in its effort to settle the West. That meant separating Indian tribes from their historic dependence on the buffalo, or bison, for food, shelter, and also for their spirituality. Indians see buffalo and all living things as sacred. Now, in cooperation with Canada, the US government has returned buffalo to the Blackfoot tribes, who say they are celebrating their long-denied sense of feeling whole again. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports from northern Montana, where Ervin Carlson, president of the Intertribal Buffalo Council says, “They’re just a part of our being, our spirituality—not only the buffalo, but all animals are very spiritual to the Indian people.”---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Larry Brilliant Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-09 | Dr. Larry Brilliant first achieved notice as a young hippie doctor in San Francisco in 1969. As correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, Brilliant became a disciple of an Indian guru and worked on helping to eradicate smallpox, a disease that once killed millions of people every year. Today, Brilliant is a guru to many elites in Silicon Valley and a philanthropist who embraces the ethical wisdom of many faiths, working to combat global threats and scourges such as pandemics, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. His new memoir is called Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Bethlehem’s Holy Family Hospital Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-09 | In the midst of all the political and religious tensions in the city of Bethlehem, the Catholic Order of Malta oversees Holy Family Hospital, just up the hill from the Church of the Nativity. Members of the medical staff are primarily Christian, and most of the patients are Muslim, but the hospital serves everyone, especially mothers, their newborn babies, and all children who need special care. “Our philosophy,” said one of the leading doctors, “is that poor people deserve the best.” The Order of Malta has been caring for the sick and the poor in the Middle East for more than 900 years.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-09 | In this season of giving we look at Mercy Chefs, a Christian nonprofit that enlists professional chefs to volunteer during disasters. They say their ministry brings hope through cooking good meals.
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-12-02 | For Blackfeet Indians, buffalo are central to their belief system. Now, the descendants of buffalo once wiped out are being resettled on the tribe’s Montana reservation, and the Blackfeet hope to reestablish their ancient spiritual connection with buffalo.
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-23 | There are debates about how the Trump Administration will change US refugee policy. Many states don’t want to take in refugees, but Utah has resettled thousands, often with the help of faith-based groups. (Originally broadcast June 17, 2016.)
America’s Incarcerated Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-18 | Why does the US have so many people in prison—2.3 million Americans at an estimated cost of $80 billion a year? Correspondent Tim O’Brien goes to Dearborn County, Indiana, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the US, to see why the country leads the developed world in the number of people serving long prison terms. He also talks to experts on sentencing policy and on how Americans understand justice, retribution, and harsh punishment.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Haiti Hurricane Relief Update Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-18 | On October 4th, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, killing hundreds and leaving widespread destruction across the southern part of the country. It was the strongest storm to hit the region in more than 50 years. Six weeks later, correspondent Kim Lawton traveled to Haiti to report on the progress of relief efforts. She spoke with faith-based humanitarian workers from Catholic Relief Services about urgent needs, as well as their concern that the devastating impact of the storm may result in massive food shortages next spring.---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
F.A.R.M. Café Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-18 | Located in Boone, North Carolina, the F.A.R.M. Café is a volunteer-operated restaurant whose mission is to Feed All Regardless of Means—anyone who needs a free meal and who can in return offer the café an hour of volunteer work. It’s the ministry of executive chef Renee Boughman, who felt called five years ago to feed the hungry. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Next Time Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-18 | Recent attacks in churches have many congregations talking about security. Does the church have a plan? And is the plan pushing people away?
Post-Election Analysis Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-11 | Host Bob Abernethy, managing editor Kim Lawton, and Jerome Socolovsky, editor-in-chief of Religion News Service, discuss how religious groups voted in Tuesday’s dramatic presidential election and what role people of faith might now play in finding ways to bring the country together. ---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
Three Rivers Spirituality Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 2016-11-11 | Throughout history, many people of faith have found spiritual energy in certain remote places around the world. One such place in the U.S. is at the convergence of three rivers in Michigan, where correspondent Judy Valente spoke with retreatants about the spiritual healing they have experienced, and where they told her they are able to practice “the presence of God.”---Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttp://www.pbs.org/religionethics
