President-elect Donald Trump will have six religious prayers as part of the ceremony, three invocations and three benedictions. Source: Donald Trump sets prayer record at inauguration | McClatchy DC
Donald Trump sets prayer record at inauguration
Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention
WASHINGTON (RNS) For some believers, a God who picks the president is a God close at hand. For skeptics, the belief can lead to catastrophic conclusions. Source: Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention | Religion News Service
Some upset over National Cathedral’s decision to participate in Trump’s inauguration
The cathedral’s choir will sing and it will host a prayer service. Source: Some upset over National Cathedral’s decision to participate in Trump’s inauguration – The Washington Post
Know your Bible? Guess the biblical kings Trump has been compared to
Test your knowledge: See which biblical characters Trump is expected to emulate. Source: Know your Bible? Guess the biblical kings Trump has been compared to – The Washington Post
Swarthmore College Offers Class Asking ‘Is God a White Supremacist?’
Students will learn about ‘religious theories justifying racial domination.’ Source: Swarthmore College Offers Class Asking ‘Is God a White Supremacist?’
Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses
(RNS) As more African-Americans are killed at the hands of police, seminaries have begun to engage with the Black Lives Matter movement. Source: Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses | Religion News Service
Why You Must Pray for Donald Trump
Here are eight ways I plan to intercede for President Trump regularly. Source: Why You Must Pray for Donald Trump — Charisma Magazine
Couple hired at D.C. Baptist church among a growing number called to co-pastor in nation’s pulpits
Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen, who long dreamed of co-pastoring a church, will take the pulpit next month Source: Couple hired at D.C. Baptist church among a growing number called to co-pastor in nation’s pulpits – The Washington Post
The Last 100 Days: Theologian-in-Chief Edition
President Obama leads mourners in singing “Amazing Grace” as he delivers a eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney during funeral services in Charleston, S.C., June 26, 2015. Pinckney was one of nine victims of a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Ever since the administration Source: The Last 100 Days: Theologian-in-Chief Edition
Top Divinity Schools: Use Gender-Neutral Language to Refer to God
The divinity schools at Duke and Vanderbilt Universities have instructed their professors to start using more “inclusive” language when referring to God because the masculine pronouns “have served as a cornerstone of the patriarchy.”For example: This year’s divinity course catalogue at Vanderbilt tells professors to give “consistent attention to the use of inclusive language, especially in […]