Ken Chitwood

Arizona, Germany

Editor, Religion Link at Religion News Foundation

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Articles

An Old Idea Is New Again in Europe: Spiritual Formation

2 weeks ago | christianitytoday.com | Ken Chitwood

Evangelicals across the continent are experimenting with discipleship. How do you transform European hearts? It's one thing to tell people about Jesus.
World Evangelical Alliance Seeks New Leader Who Can Bring Unity

3 weeks ago | christianitytoday.com | Ken Chitwood

Can the next secretary general represent 600 million Christians and get them all to work together? Peirong Lin, a deputy secretary at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), likes to joke that evangelical is the most polarizing word in the world.
When Religious Leaders Die

3 weeks ago | patheos.com | Ken Chitwood

For me, Jimmy Carter’s death came too soon. Not necessarily because of his age. He lived to the ripe old age of 100 and, in many respects, lived those years to the fullest. No, and if I may be crass for a moment, Carter passed before I had a reporting guide ready for reporters looking to cover the faith angles of his life and legacy. You see, as Editor for ReligionLink, I put together resources and reporting guides for journalists covering topics in religion.
Islam, Real and Imagined: PW Talks with John Tolan

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Ken Chitwood

In Islam, the historian chronicles the religion’s 1,400–year evolution through profiles of figures who showcase its diversity. Why is a new history of Islam particularly relevant now? Much of the current discourse on Islam is based on a traditional narrative about its origins and rise, as if everything we know about the religion was produced by Muhammad and his companions in the seventh century.
Episcopal Diocese Defends Migrant Shelter, Citing ‘Jesus’ and ‘Constitution’

1 month ago | sojo.net | Ken Chitwood

On March 11, the Department of Homeland Security sent the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande a letter insinuating illegal activities at a diocesan shelter, including human trafficking.
The Phantom Far-Right Menace in Germany’s East

1 month ago | newlinesmag.com | Ken Chitwood

When my wife and I were about to buy a house on the edge of the Thuringian Forest a couple of years ago, some friends from Hanover expressed concerns. Their objection was not to the home itself. The traditional half-timbered house lying on a three-quarter-acre lot with immediate access to trails, selling for less than $250,000, was, in many ways, a dream. Their skepticism, instead, stemmed from its setting.
Trump Cuts Threaten U.S. Religious Charity Traditions

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Ken Chitwood

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United States The U.S. government and faith-based organizations have worked together since the dawn of the United States.
‘We Are Full of Fear, but We Are Not Helpless’

2 months ago | sojo.net | Ken Chitwood

“WE ARE FULLof fear, but we are not helpless,” said Giselle, a 40-year-old living in a mixed-status immigrant family in Chicago. “We have the power of God, the power of the church, and the power of the Holy Spirit on our side,” she said. (Sojourners is withholding Giselle’s last name due to her sensitive immigration status.) Giselle is the mother of two children who are U.S. citizens. She is long settled in Chicago, having arrived two decades ago from Michoacán, Mexico.
What Faith Aid and Relief Groups Lose in Trump’s Funding Freeze

2 months ago | sojo.net | Ken Chitwood

Pastor Ben Squires did not have “baseless allegations of money laundering by Lutheran social service agencies” on his 2025 bingo card. And yet, in the early hours of Sunday morning, Feb.
Is Anti-Christian Persecution Real Or A Media Narrative?

2 months ago | patheos.com | Ken Chitwood

Covering, and questioning, anti-Christian persecutionIf you report on religion long enough, you’re bound to be called an anti-Christian bigot at some point in time.