Was Jesus Married? UNC Charlotte Religion Expert Assesses Latest Suggestion
A Harvard historian has made public a papyrus fragment that purportedly quotes Jesus as making reference to his "wife". Dr. James Tabor, chair of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte has done extensive...
View ArticleBishop John Shelby Spong
Charlotte native and former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Bishop John Spong has spent a lifetime studying the Bible, and has for many years has been a source of controversy in religious...
View ArticlePassages Bible Exhibition
Over the past three years, Steve Green, president of retailer Hobby Lobby, has amassed one of the world’s largest private collections of biblical texts and artifacts. He’s taken this collection on the...
View ArticleBishop John Shelby Spong (Rebroadcast)
Charlotte native and former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Bishop John Spong has spent a lifetime studying the Bible, and has for many years has been a source of controversy in religious...
View ArticleJames Tabor On The Apostle Paul and Jesus
Dr. James Tabor from UNC Charlotte has spent much time researching and writing about the historical Jesus, looking back at ancient documents and artifacts to piece together details about his life. It...
View ArticleLocal Catholics Surprised By Pope's Resignation
Catholics reacted to the surprising news that Pope Benedict announced his resignation Monday morning. We spoke to a few of them after the noon mass on Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Kevin Barto...
View ArticleFamily Of Dead Pastor Asks Judge To Show Mercy
A woman who killed a pastor while drunk and high on drugs will only serve a one year prison sentence – in part because the pastor's family asked the judge to show mercy . In May of 2011, University of...
View ArticleThe Papal Conclave
The Catholic Church finds itself at a crossroads with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI last week. Now, Church leaders are looking ahead to a Papal Conclave and the selection of a new pope, and...
View ArticlePublic Radio's Krista Tippett
We'll be joined by public radio host Krista Tippett of the Sunday morning show On Being . Tippett's interviews on On Being cover life's big questions - on spirituality, faith, religion, science and...
View ArticleReligion Resolution Aptly Introduced On April 1st
As you may have heard by now, a joint resolution has been introduced into the North Carolina General Assembly that proclaims religious liberty, especially as it relates to a court case coming out of...
View ArticleHealing Vs. Curing: Anatomy Of Hope
When someone gets sick, doctors are, for the most part, concerned with curing illness or disease. But in recent years, there has been increased attention on treating the "whole" person - body, mind and...
View ArticleElevation Church Seeks Approval For Ballantyne Expansion
One of Charlotte's fastest growing evangelical congregations is moving north – and south. Elevation Church got approval from the town of Cornelius last month for a $5 million renovation of the old...
View ArticleUNC Charlotte Mt. Zion Excavation
A group of 22 UNC Charlotte students, some of them Levine scholars, participated in a restricted site excavation in Jerusalem this summer. The site is only a few hundred yards away from the room where...
View ArticleWomen March In White At National Baptist Convention
The National Baptist Convention has been in Charlotte all week for its annual session. It’s billed as the nation’s largest and oldest African-American religious convention, and organizers say it...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court To Hear Government Prayer Case. What's It Mean For Rowan...
Prayers in government meetings have received a lot of attention in North Carolina. The ACLU has sued the Rowan County Commission, and another group has threatened to sue the Union County Commission for...
View ArticleDr. Amy-Jill Levine On Jesus, Judaism And The New Testament
As a Jewish youngster in a mostly Catholic neighborhood, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine began her fascination with the New Testament at a young age. She’s now Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Decision May Impact Rowan County Prayer Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that opening prayers with references to Christianity during government meetings do not violate the U.S. Constitution. This decision may impact a trial in Rowan County filed...
View ArticleRise Of The Nones
Thursday, September 4, 2014 Quick. Name the fastest growing religious group in America. If you answered “those who have no affiliation at all,” you’d be right. Known as the “nones,” these folks could...
View ArticleFull Appeals Court To Decide If Rowan Commission Can Offer Meeting Prayers
A federal appeals court will decide whether it's legal for Rowan County's elected commissioners to lead Christian prayers at meetings. All 15 judges on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Jim Martin Advocates For Science And Religion
Science, and religion. Are they mutually exclusive? Former North Carolina governor Jim Martin doesn't think so. " It's a new interpretation that science and religion are not only different domains of...
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