Megachurches have been seen as a pocket of vitality in an otherwise sluggish religious environment, but even these congregations — both in the U.S. and abroad — are facing challenges and in some cases decline, according to several reports. In the American Scholar (December), Jim Hinch, religion correspondent for the Orange County Register, portrays the […]
Featured Story: 2013 religion marked by new and lowered expectations of change
We are happy to re-introduce our annual review of religion — a feature RW suspended after we went bi-monthly in 2008. As is our custom, we look at the events and developments of 2013 that are likely to have long-range impact in the years ahead. We cite the issue of RW after each item in […]