Contending ModernitiesValues that are seen as having a “positive” valence, such as state-building, democracy, development, and secularism are often weapons of colonial occupation. The post (Settler) Colonial Logics Beyond Europe appeared first on Contending Modernities.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA new study says the “gay priest” panic may be a relic of the past The post The Disappearance of the Closeted Clergyman first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsA new study says the “gay priest” panic may be a relic of the past The post The Disappearance of the Closeted Clergyman first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
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Good Faith MediaSimon describes “Good News Mass” as “a celebratory homage to Black joy, spiritual discovery, and the power of faith. It navigates themes of loss, gratitude, hope, and resilience using multiple genres as a musical resource.” The post Carlos Simon...
Good Faith MediaThe church has had enough custodians of comfort. The faith of Jesus is a faith of risk that summons us into courageous solidarity with the vulnerable. The post Following Jesus Means Choosing Sides, Making Stands and Taking Risks appeared first on...
Good Faith MediaHoly Week is not only something we observe. It is something we experience. Like a symphony, it moves through our hearts and souls, awakening emotion, inviting reflection, and pointing us toward hope. The post Holy Week as a Sacred Symphony appeared...
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Feminism and Religion"The day after the presidential election in 2016 I picked up what I initially thought was a saw whet owl wing while wandering down a red dirt road in Abiquiu NM. Just one wing and one talon. The hair on my arms rose up pricking my skin like needles....
Popular Culture And TheologyECCLESIOLOGY AND BASEBALL: Exploring the Church Through America’s Pastime Call For Papers Editors: Daniel J. Cameron, Ph.D. & Johanna DeHaven, M.A. “Baseball is just a game. But like religion, it has rituals. I need rituals. I need traditions. I...
Wabash Center BlogTeaching. Is there a greater thing to fear? For those of us in religious education, the “straw epistle” tells us that the teacher will be judged more strictly (James 3:1). […]
American Indian Law AllianceMemories For The Future: Indigenous Knowledge and History of the United Nations Join us for a collaborative organizing meeting following the screening of Free Leonard Peltier. We will be remembering our ancestors and working to preserve knowledge...
Political TheologyIf we want to experience the full effect of Easter, we must recognize that it’s not just about Jesus...it sends ripples through the cosmos as it signals the dismantling of worldly kingdoms built on exploitation and invites us to participate instead...
Good Faith MediaPredominately attended by European Americans, comparisons are being made in online forums to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Five years later, the national ‘Hands Off” rallies show a stark difference in police presence for European...
Ken ChitwoodImage via Christianity Today. How do you transform European hearts? It’s one thing to tell people about Jesus. It’s another to get them to change the way they live and help them...
Ken ChitwoodImage via Interfaith America. Head to the U.S./Mexico border where a shelter founded by Sonia Tinoco García and the Latina Muslim Foundation serves thousands of asylum seekers each...
Ken Chitwood“It’s the first thing you notice about the United States,” said Bernhard Froebe, a German tourist visiting Los Angeles in the summer of 2024. “There are so many people living in the streets, on the sides of the road, in whole encampments,” said...
Feminism and Religion"This post was originally published on Aug. 13th, 2012 While I would not wish to argue that Greek Orthodoxy is in any way a “feminist” tradition, the shadow of the Goddess falls long over the two great festivals of spring and midsummer. In Greek...
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Bible For Normal People BlogIn this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared again sit down with Richard Rohr, who returns to discuss the biblical prophets—not as predictors of Jesus or... The post Episode 296: Richard Rohr – Seeing Through the Eyes of the...
Feminism and Religion"The Torah portion for March 29, 2025 was Pekudei. Quite often this parshah is read with Vayakhel. In fact, I have written about the double parshah Vayakhel-Pekudei before, but focused on only Vayakhel. Now, it is Pekudei’s turn. Like parshot...
An und für sichThere’s something about Trump that draws comparisons with Communism. The one I’ve heard most is the Cultural Revolution, where Chairman Mao incited a rebellion against the state he ostensibly led, with the Great Leap Forward (rapid economic...
Reading ReligionDear Reading Religion Subscribers, Reading Religion has compiled a list of reviews and available books to honor Earth Month. These works engage crucial themes such as ecological ethics, the relationship between religion and nature, and... READ...
Feminism and Religion"“ . . . the uprising of [our] nature is but the effort to give to [our] whole being the opportunity to expand into all [our] essential nobility.” – Sarah Grimké [i] It wasn’t the first time I had stood in protest on that street corner. I’m sure it...
White Too LongPLUS, the AAR takes a stand with a strong statement denouncing book bans and attacks on academic freedom.
American Indian Law AllianceProtecting Land, Rights & Future Generations: Indigenous women on the Frontlines of Climate Action and Earth Defense Join us April 22nd from 5-8PM ET in NYC. English and Spanish Interpretation will be provided. Tuesday, April 22, 2025 5:00 –… The...
The ConversationThroughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.
Feminism and Religion"Blodeuwedd is often viewed as a Spring goddess, a personification of flower and bud and bloom. And why not; she is made of flowers after all; flowers and magic. It’s only when you read her original myth in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi that you...
American Indian Law AllianceAccompanying the event is the book launch for “Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination” by Elsa Stamatopoulou and the short Film “The International Movement of Indigenous Peoples: We Continue“ Date:...
Canopy ForumImage by Bassel Zaki from Pixabay. I spent the last six years studying the politics of intellectuals, broadly understood as people of knowledge. While I mainly focused on some leading Egyptian religious Muslim jurists’ stances on the 2011 Arab...
Ancient Jew Review“Cultural difference does not condemn us to incomprehension. It forces us to go beyond our own cultural horizons in an effort to make sense of what is going on in the world of others. Ancient historians must use the mindset of a cultural...
Studying Religion in CultureWhat type of research can students in REL accomplish? Projects at our 2025 Annual Research Symposium demonstrated the wide variety of research out students conduct. Topics ranged from anti-semitism, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and Napoleonic art...
The ConversationResearchers found that when Black Christians mentioned their faith at work, they feared they would be discriminated against because of both their race and their religion.
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Feminism and Religion"Northrop Frye (1912-1991), a Canadian literary critic, is probably best known for his book THE GREAT CODE: THE BIBLE AND LITERATURE (1983). In it, he demonstrates how the Bible is foundational for our understanding of Western literature, a body of...
Bible For Normal People BlogIn the last episode of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke explore the story behind a confidential letter in the SBC’S archives that leads to... The post Episode 5 – She Refused to Take the Bed appeared first on The...
RSN PodcastMary Dunn — professor of Modern Christianity in the department of theological studies at Saint Louis University, director of the Center for Research on Global Catholicism, and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of...
Canopy ForumBasilica of Saint Peter by Carlo Armanni from Pixabay. Pope Francis envisions human fraternity in his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti. This essay explores how “fraternal pluralism” guides the Church’s respect for personal conscience. This teaching...
Contending ModernitiesKanjwal's book seeks to imagine a social world outside the varied bonds and discourses of states. The post Sovereignty and Silence in Modern India appeared first on Contending Modernities.
Ken ChitwoodWhat does a corruption verdict for a popular politician in France have to do with evangelical pastors in the U.S.? Last week, I joined Clarissa Moll on Christianity Today’s news podcast, “The Bulletin,” to discuss the verdict passed on to French...
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Feminism and Religion"When we return home, I see a meme on social media that says: “Ten minutes online will show you everything that is wrong with the world. Ten minutes outside will show you everything that is right.” I think about the students and professors, each one...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraHow well does the hit HBO show present Buddhism? The post The Buddha In “The White Lotus” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsHow well does the hit HBO show present Buddhism? The post The Buddha In “The White Lotus” first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Reading ReligionThese four ethnographic studies explore religious practice in the modern—and rapidly changing—world, while also highlighting longstanding themes of interest to the anthropology of religion. The questions they address include: H The post Four Books...
Ancient Jew Review“I view my book not only as a celebration of resemblance and its nonsensical relations, but also an interruption of an exceptionalized and recurring image: that of God. The play of resemblances that found themselves in a divine origin is a...
Studying Religion in CulturePhotos and descriptions of Honors Day 2025 for the Department of Religious Studies
The ConversationGerman philosopher Paul Tillich’s writings about affirming oneself in the face of anxiety, repression and meaninglessness ring as true today as in the 1950s.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA new book tells the story of four prominent, complicated, striving, flawed and fabulous American Jews who flourished in a world fast fading from memory The post After the Century of Jewish Eminence first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et...