Feminism and ReligionModerator’s Note: This piece is in co-operation with The Nasty Women Writers Project, a site dedicated to highlighting and amplifying the voices and visions of powerful women. The site was founded by sisters Theresa and Maria Dintino. To quote...
Religion UnpluggedTexas Senate candidate James Talarico's theological views are drawing attention as he campaigns while preparing for Presbyterian ordination. Questions about the resurrection, abortion, sexuality, gender identity and denominational controversies...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) A delegation of 12 Buddhist monks recently walked across Sri Lanka along with their adopted dog Aloka. People of all faiths in Sri Lanka, who have witnessed riots and bloodbaths in the past decade, welcomed them. Apart from Buddhist...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Muslim organizations suspect they are not afforded fair access to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program administered through the Department of Homeland Security.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The isolation of being homebound has taught my friend hard lessons. As a result, she believes that her connection with God has increased.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Sport competitions often prompt the most pious fans to see divine favor and religious meaning in the performance of their chosen teams and athletes. This year’s NBA Finals, opposing the New York Knicks to the San Antonio Spurs, are no...
Religion News Service(RNS) — It was also announced at the USCCB meeting Thursday that the bishops would keep fighting abortion as their ‘preeminent priority’ in their guidelines to voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Good Faith MediaWe offer a different witness grounded in Scripture, shaped by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, informed by the rich tradition of the Black Church, and animated by the conviction that God calls whom God calls. The post Progressive National...
The ConversationBefore asking whether inclusion is good for business, we should ask whether it is the right thing to do, two scholars argue.
Religion News ServiceLAS PALMAS, Spain (RNS) — At a Canary Islands port marked by migrant suffering, Pope Leo XIV told survivors of trafficking that their dignity cannot be taken from them and warned Europe that every boat arriving on its shores poses a question about...
Religion News Service(RNS) — In a departure from resolutions dating to 2006, the SBC’s new statement does not mention a path to legal status for immigrants.
Popular Culture And TheologyCall for Papers From Close Encounters to Disclosure: Spielberg’s Alien Imaginary and American Spirituality Proposed Edited Volume for the Pop Culture and Theology Series Since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Steven...
Religion News Service(AP) — The church service, part of the bishops’ spring assembly meeting in Orlando, Florida, draws from a mainstream, centuries-old Catholic devotion that focuses on Jesus’ sacrificial love for humanity. Many Catholics hold similar dedications of...
Religion News Service(AP) — Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are many prominent Christian clergy and scholars who disagree, citing core differences in how they view God and the Trinity and revere a scripture that is not part of the...
Popular Culture And TheologyTheology and Religion in the Works of Stephen King Call for Papers Stephen King has aptly been labeled ‘The King of Horror’ and is one of the most prolific and successful authors in history. With a literary career spanning over 50 years, King has...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post Why Is It Easier to Establish Women’s Centers than Durable Women’s Mosques? appeared first on April Online.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Metropolitan Saba Esper, leader of the Antiochian Orthodox archdiocese of North America, was searching for a rare book by Oliver Clement of Paris — the translation of a complex work written in French. While in Wichita two years ago,...
Religion News ServiceWhat happens when sacred assets stop preserving the past — and start funding holy disruption?
Sowing the SeedThis Monday, June 15 from Noon EST/11am Central, I’m talking about teaching tactics, pedagogical challenges, and more with the good folks of NAASR. It’s going down on here on Zoom for free courtesy of the North American Association for the Study of...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraSoccer’s corrupt governing body may discover that the faithful still believe in the game—but not in its priests The post Pilgrims and Holy Wars at the World Cup first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsSoccer’s corrupt governing body may discover that the faithful still believe in the game—but not in its priests The post Pilgrims and Holy Wars at the World Cup first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Political TheologyThis essay is part of the Discourses in Spirituality Round Robin. Source
Religion UnpluggedWhen the North American FIFA World Cup starts Thursday, the story will largely be told through the familiar lenses of Lionel Messi, the geography of the 48 participants and three hosts, and — because 75% of the games will be played there — the...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) While the show’s theological justification is surprisingly in line with the pope’s new AI principles, the execution proves that — as always — the devil is in the details.
Good Faith MediaJustin Cox sits down with singer-songwriter Kyle Caudle to discuss music, Appalachia, and the enduring power of diners. The post Diner Diaries | Kyle Caudle appeared first on Good Faith Media.
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Barth NotesAlthough it hasn’t so far made the mainstream news, Ant Middleton has been welcomed by Reform UK at the Makerfield by-election campaign: images on social media show the former soldier and SAS: Who Dares Wins TV presenter posing with local...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Ten years after “Hillbilly Elegy” catapulted its author into public view, JD Vance is publishing a new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” The vice president explains the book as a sort of self-help guide for the...
Feminism and Religion“We were so happy,” he said, emphasizing the so. Her thoughts flashed back to that car ride. Hearing that an acquaintance was taking the GRE, she had half-jokingly quipped – “Maybe I should too.” He responded: “You should. You don’t know anything...
Religion UnpluggedYorktown has a landscape layered with meaning. It’s where cannon fire once settled an empire’s fate and the birth of a new nation. It’s also the place where the “Hand of Providence” prevailed.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) This World Cup held in the United States, Canada and Mexico — with its unprecedented global outreach — offers a unique opportunity to observe the values, beliefs and relationships that soccer players choose to display on their bodies....
Religion News Service(RNS) — The potential revisions include new language that emphasizes ‘the presumption of innocence’ for accused priests.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraI mourn the old, pre-Claude world, but maybe I can vibe-code my way to a better one The post Love and Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsI mourn the old, pre-Claude world, but maybe I can vibe-code my way to a better one The post Love and Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
White Too LongPlus, a conversation with Diana Butler Bass and an invitation to support the production of rigorous, independent research that is the backbone of democracy.
Good Faith MediaConvention votes cannot undo what God has done. The post Baptist Women in Ministry Respond to the SBC’s Passage of the Mohler Amendment appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Across the nation, “teen takeovers” — large gatherings of young people that often erupt into fights and vandalism — have become a growing concern for cities struggling to balance public safety with youth engagement. While lawmakers...
Ancient Jew Review“The Rise of Talmud concludes with the argument that Talmud was distinctive because it centered humans reading other humans, as opposed to humans reading God; let this piece conclude with an argument for humans reading other humans as opposed to...
The ConversationPracticing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
Religion UnpluggedMilan took center stage in new film “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” The movie showcases the city’s most iconic Catholic sites, such as the Duomo, the Pinacoteca di Brera and the church courtyard and convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses...
Good Faith MediaThe deeper story is that a gap had been opening for years between the life I was living and the life I was meant to live. The post Dirt Under the Fingernails of Philosophy appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaAt times, it seems that some within the current political climate would like many African American professionals to fall from positions of influence and achievement for daring to rise too high. The post Ours Will Not Be The Fate of Icarus appeared...
Good Faith MediaLast year, Good Faith Partnership, along with the University of Birmingham and the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, released a study titled Virtues of Faith. The post What Do We Have in Common?: Practicing Interfaith Dialogue by Focusing...
PaleoJudaicia Feminism and ReligionSometimes I describe my work and writing as “a love song to the Ozarks.” I am deeply embedded, body and soul, in this land that I come from, my bloodland, the place where I belong. Seven generations of my family have called these wooded hillsides...