CHRISTIAN ETHICS. The three primary manifestations of Christianity—Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism—have recognized that Christian faith involves a particular way of life. The good news of salvation in Jesus Christ...

A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition and identity. The term is frequently used to describe various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox,...

RELIGIOUS SCHISM IS in the air. With the Episcopal Church bitterly divided over the recent ordination of a homosexual priest and the ranks of American Catholics more distant than ever from the dictates of the Vatican, many churches in America seem ripe for a...

Empirical research to date has provided some evidence on factors important to the determination of religious giving as well as to cross denominational differences in religious giving patterns. For example, regression based models of religious giving, typically utilizing data on congregations and congregational contributions,...

Egypt's banned main opposition group said Wednesday that it will boycott a nationwide vote next week on proposed constitutional amendments, arguing the changes would set back democracy in this key U.S. ally in the Middle East.President Hosni Mubarak has billed the changes as part of...

Ken Ruegsegger struggled after he sold his dairy herd a few years ago and concentrated on raising animals for their meat.A coalition of religious groups stepped in and paid an electric bill for his farm near Blanchardville in southwestern Wisconsin. Now he's paying them back...