Life & Culture Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/life-culture/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:39:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Life & Culture Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/life-culture/ 32 32 As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at one of the words that will define his legacy – and the controversial term’s 200-year history https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:36:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164970&preview=true&preview_id=4164970 (The Conversation) — Latter-day Saints’ attitudes toward the word ‘Mormon,’ often used to describe the church, have had highs and lows − like other Americans’ often-tense relationship with the faith.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/as-russell-m-nelson-turns-100-a-look-back-at-the-controversial-term-that-will-define-his-legacy/feed/ 0 Trump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:32:41 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164915&preview=true&preview_id=4164915 (The Conversation) — Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/trumps-die-hard-support-may-be-explained-by-one-of-his-most-misunderstood-traits-charisma/feed/ 0 Season Two of ‘The Rings of Power’ finds light in unexpected places https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:47:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164179 (RNS) — ‘The Lord of the Rings’ prequel offers parallels that might give divided Americans a little hope.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/feed/ 0 Retirement doesn’t just raise financial concerns – it can also mean feeling unmoored and irrelevant https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/retirement-doesnt-just-raise-financial-concerns-it-can-also-mean-feeling-unmoored-and-irrelevant/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/retirement-doesnt-just-raise-financial-concerns-it-can-also-mean-feeling-unmoored-and-irrelevant/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:13:35 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164213&preview=true&preview_id=4164213 (The Conversation) — If you have spent 40 years of your life working 40 hours a week, retirement isn’t just a financial consideration, writes a philosopher.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/retirement-doesnt-just-raise-financial-concerns-it-can-also-mean-feeling-unmoored-and-irrelevant/feed/ 0 Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:03:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164108&preview=true&preview_id=4164108 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Wednesday issued the country’s first set of laws to discourage vice and promote virtue. They include a requirement for a woman to conceal her face, body and voice outside the home. They also ban images of living beings, such as photographs.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/feed/ 0 Each Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding − and so does the celebration of their life together https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/each-jewish-couples-story-starts-long-before-the-wedding-and-so-does-their-life-together/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/each-jewish-couples-story-starts-long-before-the-wedding-and-so-does-their-life-together/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:54:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163922&preview=true&preview_id=4163922 (The Conversation) — Jewish traditions to mark a marriage often involve ceremonies and celebrations before the big day, whether it’s a ritual bath or even a fiance’s conversion to Judaism.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/each-jewish-couples-story-starts-long-before-the-wedding-and-so-does-their-life-together/feed/ 0 Carlos Whittaker spent seven weeks screen-free. Here’s how his idea of God changed. https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:15:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163342 (RNS) — The former worship pastor emphasizes that ‘Reconnected’ isn’t another book about why phones are bad. Instead, it’s about the beautiful things on the other side of the phone.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/feed/ 0 Ancient ‘heresies’ set to Gungor’s music in new Pelagius musical https://religionnews.com/2024/08/22/ancient-heresies-set-to-gungors-music-in-new-pelagius-musical/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/22/ancient-heresies-set-to-gungors-music-in-new-pelagius-musical/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:56:42 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162941 (RNS) — Michael and Lisa Gungor will be in the audience as the curtain raises on ‘Pelagius’ in Atlanta this weekend.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/22/ancient-heresies-set-to-gungors-music-in-new-pelagius-musical/feed/ 0 Hindu summer campers come for the mantras, stay for the memories https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:49:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159772 (RNS) — After the Hindu Heritage Youth Camp’s first year at its new campsite, these summer campers look back on a summer of education: for youth, by youth.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/20/hindu-summer-campers-come-for-the-mantras-stay-for-the-memories/feed/ 0 Prison drama ‘Sing Sing’ captures faith of the formerly incarcerated https://religionnews.com/2024/08/16/new-prison-drama-sing-sing-captures-faith-of-the-formerly-incarcerated/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/16/new-prison-drama-sing-sing-captures-faith-of-the-formerly-incarcerated/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:40:48 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162383 (RNS) — Based on the real-life story of an arts program, the film follows inmates who form a theater troupe while serving their sentences, processing their emotions through musical performance and acting.

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