The origins of the Serenity Prayer, which usually begins with the words, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change …, ” has been called into question by the alumni magazine at ...

It may be timeless wisdom, but the prayer itself isn't ancient. Roy Morsch/The Image Bank via Getty Images I’m not sure when I first encountered the Serenity Prayer, or when it first occurred to me to ...

In times of trouble, people say the Serenity Prayer in search of peace because it's hard to practice letting go and accept what is in front of you. After all, it's not easy to allow God to handle the ...

We are all familiar with the Serenity Prayer, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that must be changed, and the wisdom to know the ...

Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins, “God grant me the ...

Whether you are religious, spiritual, or atheist, you probably can appreciate the profound insights of the “Serenity Prayer.” With slight variations, the prayer is usually recited like this: “God, ...

Some of us need a little serenity these days. This was originally published in December 2009. One of my favorite movies in “Saving Grace,” a British comedy co-written by Scottish celebrity Craig ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Scott Paeth, DePaul University (THE CONVERSATION) I’m not sure when I first ...

In 2008 I made the front page of The New York Times by asserting that the greatest American theologian of the 20th century, who was also perhaps the greatest American political philosopher of the 20th ...

In 1941, an early member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brought theologian Reinhold Neibuhr’s now famous Serenity Prayer to the attention of the nascent recovery movement. Bill Wilson, who co-founded AA ...