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By Dr. Moses Moore '77 M.Div.

The Arcadia Players will present three concerts of Baroque music this month, each one led by a finalist in its search for a new artistic director. The programs will be streamed on YouTube and include works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann and...

By Lauren Yanks '19 M.Div. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Marylouise Oates ‘73 M.Div. has spent her life breaking barriers and helping those in need. These values were planted in her childhood. “My dad was a union organizer,” she said. “He never finished high school but was brilliant. And my mother’s father was a politician. They had a great influence on me.”

Coons, Biden’s Eyes and Ears in the Senate, Reaches for Bipartisanship The Delaware Democrat, who once interned for President Biden, is now his main conduit to senators in both parties who hold the key to moving his agenda. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware has been urging his fellow Democrats to find a compromise with Republicans on funding infrastructure.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times May 25, 2021 WASHINGTON — Senator Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, was hurrying to a vote through the Capitol’s cavernous underground tunnel system on a recent Thursday when his pho...

American membership in houses of worship has plummeted to below 50% for the first time in eight decades of Gallup polling, from 70% in 1999 to 47% in 2020. And that shift away from organized religion has dovetailed with the rise of an intense form of partisan politics that some see as quasi-religious – providing adherents with a sense of devotion, belonging, and moral certitude.  From MAGA devotees on the right to social justice warriors on the “woke left,” political activism that can feel “absolute” in a religious way is rampant. Especially among young people, “if your candida...