Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Wrestling with God

Home
New Visions

interfaith

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 September 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014

January 2017

January 10, 2017

Huston Smith — A Spiritual Companion to Millions

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Huston Smith was well into his 90s. His mind was sharp....

June 2016

June 14, 2016

Religious Pluralism at the Hagia Sophia — Where Christianity and Islam Meet

Note: I wrote this post a few years ago after a trip to Turkey and...

June 08, 2016

Why It’s Better to Receive Than to Give — Reflections of a Former Atheist

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Samir Selmanovic grew up atheist. His family, like so many Croatian intellectuals...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

Miracle on Planet Earth

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Want to experience a miracle? Take a walk on one of...

February 2016

February 03, 2016

‘Wrestling with God’ Celebrates Its First Anniversary

By Barbara Falconer Newhall I'm celebrating today: "Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith" has been...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

I’m Just Thankful to Be Thankful

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Lots of good reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving: One. Pumpkin pie. What...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Can A Christian Say Kaddish for Her Jewish Aunt?

My Aunt Grace was a businesswoman who took care of business. So when she died...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Jesus is Everywhere in Europe’s Old Churches — But He’s Mostly Dead

I ducked in and out of churches all over Europe last month -- up the...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Huston Smith: A Religion Scholar Sums It Up — Be Happy!

It was 2o12. Religion scholar Huston Smith was 93 years old and he had a...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Huston Smith: What a Nonagenarian Can Tell You About God

By Barbara Falconer Newhall When Huston Smith turned 90 he did what he’d been doing...

January 2015

January 03, 2015

The Hagia Sophia: Face to Face With Islam – In a Christian Church

As a Christian who was born, grew up and has lived her entire life in...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Nicheless – Where Do I Fit In? As a Writer? As a Believer?

I'm a brand-new blogger for Patheos.com, and you're probably wondering -- where does she fit...