Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) The Kane Parsons film “Backrooms” has captivated audiences since it hit theaters in May. The movie — a horror film about liminal spaces based on internet mythology — also taps into a series of religious ideas that have existed for...
Feminism and ReligionThis was originally posted on December 31, 2013 In my first blog for Feminism and Religion, I discussed the cognitive and embodied dissonance that some Muslims experience as a result of historically (not eternally) gendered ritual forms. I ended...
Religion UnpluggedAfter decades of silence, Spain and the Catholic Church have agreed on a compensation deal for victims of clergy sexual abuse. For survivors, it is a long-awaited recognition—but also a reminder that justice remains incomplete.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Southern Baptists have long believed that only men can be pastors. But for decades, the denomination took no action to expel churches where women pastors served. Then, in the middle of an abuse controversy, it became a denominational crisis.
Religion News Service(RNS) — No matter how robustly our laws may appear to protect religious liberty, our rights are mediated, shaped and limited by a larger legal system that frequently fails to protect the most vulnerable.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) For decades after Supreme Court rulings barred school-sponsored prayer and Bible reading, faith remained present in public schools through student-led religious expression and community culture. Now, a series of new state laws...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Critics of Kenyan President William Ruto accuse politicians in his administration of hiring and protecting thugs to attack and intimidate opponents.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Seek Safely is a nonprofit organization that aims to add guardrails to the wellness and self-help industry by focusing on three main areas: education, advocacy and legislation.
Religion News ServiceJERUSALEM (RNS) — ‘For three years, the police saw me as a nudnikit (pest),’ said Yisca Harani, founder of the Religious Freedom Data Center, which tracks and aims to prevent incidents targeting Christians in Israel. ‘After the incident with the...
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — As the US approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, two scholars revisit the rich legacy of American Muslims.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — A philosopher of sport guides readers through the ethics of Diego Maradona’s most celebrated goal – and his most controversial.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Midsummer celebrations throughout Europe coincide with the solstice. Many blend pre-Christian and Christian traditions.
Religion News ServiceSANT'ANGELO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) — Leo, who has clashed with the Trump administration over its migrant crackdown, urged young people in particular to learn about Cabrini’s life and service, once again confirming history’s first U.S. pope as the...
Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON (AP) — The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages against individuals even...
Ancient Jew ReviewAJR is honored to host this review panel for Christine Luckritz Marquis’s Death of the Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt’s Golden Age (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). You may find all the responses and the...
Ancient Jew ReviewA key feature of Luckritz Marquis’s work in the book is her choice to discuss the violent acts, imagery, and discourse in early Christian monastic culture without varnish.
Religion UnpluggedAs we celebrate the U.S.’s 250th birthday, the question of whether or not America is a Christian nation continues to show its face. Three professors try to provide an answer in Religion Unplugged’s latest podcast.
Ancient Jew ReviewThis AJR Forum, organized and guest edited by Candace Buckner, features responses from Ellen Muehlberger, Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, and Ciara Mulcahy to Christine Luckritz Marquis’s book, Death of the Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of...
Ancient Jew ReviewLuckritz Marquis masterfully weaves together multi-layered narratives while simultaneously engaging with the lenses of memory, nostalgia, and race.
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Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraCan religious education save us from ourselves? The post Islam, iPhones, and Soul Rot first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsCan religious education save us from ourselves? The post Islam, iPhones, and Soul Rot first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Political TheologyBenjamin Davis reviews Zahi Zalloua's new book, To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian (2026). Source
Ancient Jew ReviewIn the wake of collective trauma, memory practices can be protective strategies that channel grief while also shielding the community from continuing harm.
The ConversationIn a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.
Religion Unplugged(OPINION) In their legitimate efforts to oppose tyranny, many Iranian Christians are dangerously mixing politics, nationalism and their Christian faith. Christian leaders present Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the best, or even the divinely...
Good Faith MediaUnexpectedly, some of the things that have helped me hold onto both community and hope here, in France, have been unmistakably American. The post The Unexpected Grace of American Football in France appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThe person who stops learning, stops being curious, and stops exploring their world ultimately settles for less. The post A Deficit of Curiosity appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThe world tried to colonize my mind so thoroughly that feeling trapped meant feeling voiceless inside my own body. The post Telling the Truth | The World Tried to Colonize My Mind appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Feminism and ReligionRecently I read an essay on FAR about how Ruth Ginsberg’s Jewish roots influenced her life in a positive way. When her mother died, she was excluded from mourning because she was a woman. This important exclusion a fundamental form of woman...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of wildflowers or oak leaves, they’ll...
Religion UnpluggedFinding a lifelong partner is no easy feat — but finding someone who shares the same morals and values is all the more challenging. A series of dating apps across several religions are combining tradition and technology to match singles with a...
affecognitiveDon Deere’s The Invention of Order (Duke University Press, 2025) is a slim but crucial intervention in decolonial theory. Similar …Continue reading →
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) One lesson from the study is that people may apply political principles differently depending on where they see their own group in a conflict. Indian American politics therefore cannot be understood only through U.S. party identity. A...
Political TheologyMoral imagination, standing up even when afraid, is required to provide empathetic welcome to prophets, righteous people, and “these little ones.” Source
Religion UnpluggedNine members of Beijing’s Zion Church have been released on bail after more than eight months in detention, while nine remaining church leaders now face more serious criminal charges in one of China’s most closely watched religious freedom cases.
Good Faith MediaSystemic racism is often reinforced through a structural, learned ignorance that allows dominant groups to misunderstand the world they inhabit. The post The Politics of White-Body Supremacy: On White Ignorance appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaViews on the negative impacts of AI are split along generational lines, with younger survey participants being more leery of its impact than older ones. The post U.S. Adults Have Mixed Views of AI, Pew Study Finds appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaMay you have the ear to hear the next act that will be required, not without fear, but with courage beyond fear. The post Courage Beyond Fear appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion UnpluggedThe Iran war has triggered several instances of unity among Sunnis and Shiites — two major Muslim groups that have historically been at odds. Young people lead the displays of solidarity, finding a common cause in the wake of Ayatollah Ali...
Feminism and ReligionThis was originally posted on July 1st, 2013. It was also posted in June 2022. Moderator’s Note: Sadly, the VRA has been further decimated taking us yet further backwards in the history of equality. A new, perhaps more vicious “June Unteenth” is...
Political TheologyBy what authority an institution, neither elected nor sovereign, may judge the common good. Source
PaleoJudaicia Feminism and ReligionThis was originally posted on June 29, 2016 This week I bought a pendant that caught my attention. It is Celtic knot work of horses, meant to represent Epona. This triggered my interest in Epona and off I went to learn more. Epona is a goddess...
Canopy ForumThe world premiere of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica”, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1918 by White Photo Studio. This paper summarizes and translates into English the chapter Suor Angelica: il suicidio tra teologia e diritto, from the book Puccini...
ReligionProfFaith that Lasts (Colossians 1:9-14,24-29) The third in my series of Faith for Living talks at Lakeside Chautauqua, June 2026 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with...
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Barth NotesFrom BBC News: A three-year-old boy critically injured in a zoo enclosure was attacked by a crocodile, the BBC understands. Cambridgeshire Police said a 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder had been bailed and was “unfit for...
Feminism and ReligionThe first time I came across the phrase, I thought I must be making a mistake. “Que Dieu l’enveloppe dans sa matrice,” the passage read in French, “May God’s womb enfold her.” or possibly, "May God enfold her in His womb." His womb?
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