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1997
DECEMBER
December 25, 1997
Seeking
Spirituality
Richard Ostling, Time magazine's religion correspondent,
reports on the pursuit of sacred experiences in everyday life.
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December 25, 1997
Biblical
Find
The discovery of an ancient artifact has given scholars reason to believe
that a prominent Old Testament site, King Solomon's temple, actually existed.
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OCTOBER
October 14, 1997
Forum: Who Are the Promise Keepers?
What does the controversial group hope to accomplish? |
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October 6, 1997
Answering The Call
Regional views on the Promise Keepers' gathering. |
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October 3, 1997
Sermons
On the Mall
Who are the Promise Keepers and what do they stand for?
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SEPTEMBER
September 29, 1997
Religion
In Russia
A new Russian law limits all religions outside the Orthodox Church.
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September 26, 1997
Forum: Saintly Decisions
What makes a saintly person a saint? |
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JULY
July 18, 1997
Road To Salvation
150 years ago members of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints trekked from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah, to start anew.
This summer, hundreds are retracing the journey.
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JUNE
June 25, 1997
Too Much Freedom?
The Supreme Court struck down the 1993 Religious Freedom
Restoration Act, which was meant to protect religious institutions from government
infringement. Did the act go too far?
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June 18, 1997
Not Going to Disneyland
Southern Baptists voted to boycott Disney, accusing
its depiction of gays and violence as "anti-Christian and anti-family." Jim
Lehrer leads a debate.
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MAY
May 14, 1997
Spreading
The Gospel
Spreading the gospel, the impact of Southern Baptists' efforts
to recruit among Jews. Time Magazine religion correspondent Richard Ostling
reports.
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MARCH
March 28, 1997
Inside
Heaven's Gate
Who were those 39 people who took their lives in a Southern
California mansion, and why did they do it? Those questions are at the heart
of our second-day look at the Heaven's Gate story that begins with an update
by Charles Krause.
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March 28, 1997
Considering
Jesus
Religious scholars from around the world are debating the history
of Jesus. The question: should New Testament accounts of his life be taken literally
or figuratively?
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March 27, 1997
Cult
Mentality
At a mansion outside San Diego, police found 39 bodies of cult
members who apparently killed themselves to prepare for the arrival of an alien
spaceship they say is hiding behind the Hale-Bopp comet. After a
background report by Charles Krause, Jim Lehrer leads a discussion of the
suicides with a panel of cult experts. |
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