Feminism and Religion“Spiritual activism is spirituality for social change, spirituality that posits a relational worldview and uses this holistic worldview to transform one’s self and one’s worlds.” – AnaLouise Keating Spiritual activism offers vital pathways for...
Cultural Studies BlogspotDis/ConnectionIf I take notes, I only take ‘feel notes’. This is because I mainly note feelings – from the tangible feel of material objects, substances or surfaces, to noting the emotions elicited by learning new things; thoughts precipitated by...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) G.K. Chesterton blended humor and philosophy; he turned belief into something wondrous, culturally alive, and fiercely imaginative. The man made God fun. That sounds like a modest achievement until you consider how desperately the...
Religion News Service(RNS) — One of the misunderstandings of modern society is the idea that people of different faiths must eventually dilute their differences in order to live together peacefully.
Du Mez CONNECTIONSResisting authoritarianism: lessons from the twentieth century
Religion News ServiceJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest. Police struggled to control the crowds with water cannons and horses.
Religion News ServiceLIMA, Peru (AP) — The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates.
Religion News ServiceTORONTO (AP) — Carney said antisemitism plagues Europe, Australia and the United States. But he said the crisis of antisemitism in Canada is "specific, severe and demands a targeted response.”
Religion News ServicePARIS (AP) — For archaeologists, the cathedral dig is a rare treat. In France, like elsewhere, they work only where building work is about to begin — a bit like how industrial quarry workers end up unearthing dinosaur remains.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Hardwick was known for his disability advocacy and dynamic preaching.
Religion News ServicePARIS (AP) — The Rule of St. Augustine, an ancient guide for religious life, highlights the value of good habits.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief as dogma.
Canopy ForumColonial-era Church in the Granada, Nicaragua by Monge Najera (CC BY-SA3.0) Freedom of religion or belief is formally recognized in Nicaragua’s legal framework. The former Constitution of Nicaragua established that the State had no official...
affecognitiveOh, the tardiness wrought by retirement! The FTW was nearly 3 months ago, but it still percolates through my thinking …Continue reading →
The Immanent FrameIn his 2016 global bestseller, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, the historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari argues […] The post The future of the religious past appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
Good Faith MediaBaptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) ensures women called to ministry are greeted at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention with a message of affirmation. The post Baptist Women in Ministry Places Billboard in Orlando Ahead of SBC Annual...
Religion News Service(RNS) — You think that the Middle Ages are history? Not so fast. The same libels against Jews remain with us today.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The proposal comes as immigrant community members and faith leaders prepare to rally outside the company’s New York office.
Political TheologyAn interview with William Stell regarding his new book, Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity. Source
The RevealerThe history of evangelical gay activism, the opposition it faced, and evangelical queer activism today
The RevealerAn excerpt from “Beyond Wellness: How Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices Can Heal Us”
The RevealerAn excerpt from “Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity”
The RevealerA review of the book “A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America”
The RevealerThe legal labor system that allows for the exploitation and trafficking of female domestic workers to several Middle Eastern countries
The RevealerWhile Zionist claims to nationhood are often structured around the delegitimization of Palestinians, pro-Palestinian solidarity has become central to the Jewish identity of many on the left
The RevealerThe Editor reflects on the White House’s “Rededicate 250” event and the power behind false myths
Ancient Jew ReviewI will argue that in the Amoraic period, the Jerusalem Talmud may not have been quite so unique and innovative in a way that differs from all other rabbinic compilations. Rather the Talmud and the Amoraic Midrash may rather have participated in...
Religion UnpluggedWho is AI for and who is it leaving behind? Those were the central questions of Pope Leo’s first encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”).
Good Faith MediaJeffress is not the first pastor of First Baptist in Dallas to equivocate on religious and political matters. The post By the Way | Moral Flexibility at First Baptist Church Dallas appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThe Rio Grande Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has reportedly suspended the Rev. Zachary Garris, a New Mexico pastor, over what it deemed “unwholesome speech.” The post PCA Pastor Suspended Over ‘Unwholesome Speech’ appeared...
Good Faith MediaWhat if the greatest threat to justice isn’t the people fighting against it, but the good people who looked away? The post Belief Behind the Book | ‘The Absence of Light: Radical Accountability and a Way Forward appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Feminism and ReligionThis post follows Part I, which you can find here. My journey of “seeing” continued from undergrad, to my first job, and then into grad school. After eight years of satisfying and life-giving work at the family center in Los Angeles (where I...
Religion UnpluggedA grassroots movement to designate June as “Fidelity Month” is gaining support from faith leaders, public officials and advocates who say it promotes faithfulness to God, family, community and country, encouraging Americans to reclaim values...
Cultural Studies BlogspotNo Biceps, Please: We’re FunctionalIs there a more maligned resistance exercise than the poor old biceps curl? It is held up as the very exemplar of so many frowned-upon things: it’s a vanity exercise, they say; an isolation exercise; an...
Religion UnpluggedLand of Milk and Honey Farms in Deep Gap, North Carolina — nestled in a mountainous region called the High Country — has found a niche: Faith-based agritourism, offering visitors nature, serenity and even cuddle sessions with lambs. The farm’s...
Religion UnpluggedMatthew Peterson speaks with reporter Joseph Maina about how African AI developers are using their skills to in church services and how pastors view the rise of artificial intelligence.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraWhere’s the government support for people who need help having babies? The post Fertility Treatments Should Not Be a Luxury Good first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsWhere’s the government support for people who need help having babies? The post Fertility Treatments Should Not Be a Luxury Good first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Political TheologyWe invited Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, the author of Making a King: The Political Theology of Joan of Arc, and a prominent scholar of religion, to reflect on the poet Jake Rose’s new book JOAN. Next week, we will run an essay by Rose reflecting on...
The ConversationMary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief as dogma.
The ConversationHospitals rely on ethics consultants to help navigate difficult decisions about life support, consent and a patient’s wishes when the path forward is unclear.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaAI does not replace what you know. It reveals whether you know anything at all. The post ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ AI, and Becoming Human Again appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaAre we squandering our gifts, diminishing, defacing and destroying Mother Earth, which provides all we need for sustained life? The post Squandering Our Gifts Amid Majestic Beauty appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaI find it comical that modern evangelical Christians think they’ve made theological choices that exempt them from the whole of Christian history and tradition. The post ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and the Evangelical Illusion of an Unfiltered Faith...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) It seemed inevitable that the first encyclical from the first American pope, the forward-looking and worldly-wise Leo XIV, would focus on the growing furor over artificial intelligence. The pope’s encyclical comes as the culmination...