The Rev. Henry Clarke has always enjoyed solving puzzles. But until he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of 45, much of his life was a puzzle he just couldn't work out.
Read More »Study: Pastors’ concerns for others may harm their own health
Most members of the clergy are taught to put the physical and spiritual needs of others first, but that self-denial may be harmful to their own health, according to a new Duke University study.
Studies of United Methodist pastors in North Carolina found high rates of chronic disease and depression, and researchers worry it can be difficult to convince clergy to seek help.
BRIEF: Local Episcopal leaders gather for General Convention
Episcopal leaders from across the country are in Indianpolis this week for the church's General Convention. The convention meets once every three years.
Read More »President of Fuller Theological Seminary to lead Whitworth Institute of Ministry July 9-13
Noted author and scholar Richard Mouw, president of Fuller Theological Seminary, will lead the 37th annual Whitworth Institute of Ministry July 9-13. WIM provides clergy, laity, and their spouses and children a week of spiritual encouragement, equipping for ministry, and inspiring worship, according to a press release.
Read More »Dalai Lama taps American to bridge East and West at Tibetan monastery
The Dalai Lama has given Nicholas Vreeland, director of The Tibet Center in New York, a daunting new assignment. On July 6, Vreeland will be enthroned as the new abbot of Rato Monastery in southern India, one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism.
Read More »Pool of American imams too small to meet the demand
The Islamic Center of New England has always been led by imams born outside America. The two-campus mosque would like to change that, but it's proving harder than leaders had thought.
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