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...Evangelical Right in America and the debate over the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in schools. But in his book “The Best of All Possible Worlds,” Steven Nadler evokes a time when the greatest religious conflicts were located within the Christian Church itself, between Protestantism and Catholicism. Nadler relays the intellectual debate that took place between three 17th-century theologians: Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz, Antoine Arnauld, and Nicolas Malebranche. Despite the dry, theological substance of their dialogue, Nadler’s lively narrative creates an engaging portrait of the 17th century that brings...
...while the students on Mass. Ave may have been the most rambunctious, they were hardly the only ones celebrating the win: at 42 Church Street, researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) were hopeful that the incoming Obama administration would usher in a new set of policies to dramatically expand the possibilities for and scope of scientific research...
...ended up. Obama, says Hunter, "just wanted to pray with some folks," and his religious liaison arranged a conference call with Hunter, Dallas Pentecostal megapastor T.D. Jakes, Houston Methodist minister (and George Bush favorite) Kirbyjon Caldwell and Otis Moss II, the retired pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland. But Obama was delayed, Jakes had to appear on live TV, and Caldwell had to board a plane, explains Hunter; so the candidate ended up praying with just Moss and Hunter. (See pictures of Barack Obama's campaign behind the scenes...
Hunter says he got to know Obama last spring during a long phone conversation. During the call, Hunter made a pitch for the expansion of faith-based partnerships between government and church. Of course, says the preacher, "that was an easy sell, because [Obama] really does want to call forth the American people to do volunteer service." He is aware that Obama's support for faith-based projects currently includes an important post-Bush caveat: programs receiving government money can't restrict their employees to co-religionists. Hunter opposes the restriction but maintains, "If we look hard enough...
...original version of this article incorrectly identified Otis Moss II as Otis Moss III, and stated that he succeeded Jeremiah Wright at Obama's old church in Chicago. Otis Moss II is a retired pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland...