Read on for a quick roundup of the faith-related, pre-inaugural news coverage I've seen recently.
In this 1981 file photo, you can see President Reagan at the center of a wide-angle view from the Capitol balcony following his swearing-in ceremony in Washington.
-- The Religion News Service reported on how a president's choice of church can send political and spiritual messages. (By the way, the Obamas attended church Sunday at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in northwest Washington.)
-- One of my old writing teachers, Kevin Coyne, has this piece about how one African-American congregation reacted to the news of Obama's election.
-- Sandy Banks of the LA Times says that, for many black Americans, Obama's election is not just about politics but providence.
-- We've heard a lot about the choice of the Purpose-Driven pastor Rick Warren to pray Tuesday, but check out the Washington Post's profile of civil rights leader and Methodist pastor, the Rev. Joseph Lowrey, who's giving the benediction.
-- In The Guardian, Ali Eteraz compares the inauguration to a secular hajj.
-- BeliefNet has a feature on Obama's faith journey.
-- Also, the Florida Times-Union writes about the civil religious aspects of the inauguration.
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