Feature: Easter Hope in Time of War In a career spanning more than 50 years, Frederick Buechner has been one of the nation's leading literary figures as well as one of the most followed religious thinkers of American society. Author of more than 30 fiction and non-fiction works, Buechner decided to become a writer at the age of 15, while attending boarding school. After his graduation from Princeton University, in 1950 he published his first novel, "A Long Day's Dying," to great acclaim. He later went on to attend Union Theological Seminary where he studied under theologians such as Reinhold Niebuhr, Paul Tillich and James Muilenburg. As Easter approaches, Kim Lawton talks with this prolific writer and Presbyterian minister about his reflections on the enduring themes of suffering and hope -- especially in the aftermath of war. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week633/feature.html -------------------------------------------------- News Feature: Passover and Easter in the Holy Land Holy Week and Passover observances in Jerusalem are being held this week against the background of the war in Iraq, security concerns and the on-going search for peace between Israelis and the Palestinians. After two years of violence in the Holy Land, the Israeli government and the Palestinians may be ready to move the peace process forward. Paul Miller explores how the leaders on both sides intend to change policies and work for peace, which includes a freeze on Israeli settlements in the West Bank and an end to Palestinian terrorism. As West Bank settler Bobby Brown notes, "No agreement is going to work unless there's a certain amount of respect on two sides and, first and foremost, a respect for human life." http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week633/news.html -------------------------------------------------- Daily News Headlines Get the latest news headlines from the Religion News Service, featured on the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly home page.
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