Feminism and ReligionThis was originally posted on June 24, 2022 * Fecundity: the ability to produce an abundance of new growth, but also the ability to produce new ideas And now in the hour of our discontent, we are asked to worry about fecundity. I suppose we can...
Religion UnpluggedBethany Christian Services has reversed its 2021 policy allowing LGBTQ couples to foster and adopt, reaffirming a traditional Christian definition of marriage. The decision raises questions about religious liberty, employment and legal...
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) “Just One More” has its heart in the right place. But it is held back by a preachy Christian filmmaking culture that leans on telling, not showing.
Canopy ForumTwentieth-Century Redlining Map from the National Archives. In the United States, the narrative of belonging has long been told through access to housing and home. Although the over-regulation of physical residences, presence of racial...
Religion News Service(RNS) — The decision was attributed to Asbury’s objections to the new version of the denomination’s social principles that no longer solely affirm heterosexual marriage.
Religion News ServiceVATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a gathering in Rome, Pope Leo XIV will place war and peace at the center of his young pontificate, pressing cardinals to imagine how the church can respond to a world shaped by violence, fear and technological power.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can end temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria, leaving hundreds of thousands vulnerable to deportation.
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
Religion News ServiceBIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival is held annually in this village in Asia’s largest Catholic nation as devotees thank the local patron saint for miracles and fulfill vows made in prayer.
Religion News ServiceThe group, which celebrates the traditional Latin Mass and rejects the modernizing reforms of the Catholic Church, is planning a highly organized, four-day, livestreamed extravaganza for the consecrations at its Swiss seminary — complete with a...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Riaan, now 6 years old, is the first child in history to be treated with the gene therapy that Jo Kaur’s organization, Riaan Research Initiative, fundraised for and helped develop.
Sowing the SeedOne of the things I love about the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama is our culture of student research. I have the pleasure of advising Sierra Ruden in our Religion in Culture MA program. Sierra has been using discourse...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Try this Caesar.
Political TheologyWith Pope Leo's recent declaration of just war being "outdated," Eli McCarthy pens a letter from just war theory, asking to be let go. Source
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Clashing rainbow symbols recently created a storm in Major League Baseball when powers wielded by team owners clashed with the religious beliefs of players. The big question: Can the biblical rainbow coexist on the same Pride Night...
Religion News ServiceAUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — The phrase ‘Judeo-Christian’ was frequently heard this week in support of Texas’ revised public school curriculum, even as many Jewish testifiers distanced themselves from the term and the curriculum.
Good Faith MediaWe are being asked to trust innovation without receiving any corresponding covenant from those who profit most from it. The post No Rainbow: AI, Creative Destruction, and the Theology Silicon Valley Forgot appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaThe Chinese government has detained two leaders of a Christian congregation that has long been the target of the country’s communist regime. The post Chinese Officials Continue Latest Wave of Religious Repression appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Feminism and ReligionThis was originally posted on May 15, 2020 I began to follow Kimberlé Crenshaw a little more than five years ago when I first learned of her theory of intersectionality as a more concise description of oppressions stemming from race, age, gender,...
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) Steven Spielberg’s latest film “Disclosure Day” asks how people of faith would deal with finding out aliens are real. Sadly, one gets the distinct impression that Spielberg didn’t talk to any religious people when deciding his...
Religion UnpluggedA federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing Texas megachurch Gateway Church and former senior pastor Robert Morris of misrepresenting tithing expenditures, marking a significant legal victory for the scandal-plagued congregation.
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Contending ModernitiesWhat does the history of American Jewish anti-Zionism look like if one puts left-wing social movements at the center of that story? The post Narrating the History of the American Anti-Zionist Jewish Left (Part 1) appeared first on Contending...
Religion UnpluggedA Rastafarian lost his challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court to seek monetary damages against Louisiana prison guards who forcibly shaved his head, in a case that saw the trio of liberal justices upholding religious liberty.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA study of religious life in Queens suggests that pluralism works not by erasing difference but by letting communities live side by side The post How Babel Thrives first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsA study of religious life in Queens suggests that pluralism works not by erasing difference but by letting communities live side by side The post How Babel Thrives first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
ReligionProfA Suggestion about the Parable of the Tenants What did the parable of the tenants mean when Jesus uttered it? I found myself sharing thoughts about this as I made a guest appearance in James Tabor’s book club. They are a wonderful group,...
The ConversationEuropean colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
Religion UnpluggedThe faith of Generation Z frequently draws them to church on Sunday but often fails to shape their lives during the week.
Good Faith MediaThere are many contexts in our lives where pride is considered a good thing, perhaps even virtuous. The post Faithful Pride | Isn’t Pride a Sin? appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaThe Supreme Court ruled against Damon Landor, a Rastafari, whose religious rights were violated when guards shaved his head. The post SCOTUS Denies Louisiana Prisoner Financial Damages for Religious Rights Violations appeared first on Good Faith...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia 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 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...
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.
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.
PaleoJudaicia 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