Good Faith MediaA Time of Lament and Celebration
Given the political and social upheavals of the past year and a half, this moment calls for both lament and celebration. The post A Time of Lament and Celebration appeared first on Good Faith Media.
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Feminism and ReligionThe Creative Divine: L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon by Elanur Williams
Long before I lived in Montréal, the lands known to the Kanienʼkehá:ka Nation as Tiohtià:ke, Canada lived in my heart. When I moved there as a young adult, the reality beautifully exceeded my imagination; yet in the years before experiencing those...
Religion News ServiceAs US turns 250, Pope Leo says liberty is represented through life, immigrants and faith
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The first U.S.-born pope marked America’s 250th anniversary by urging the country to recommit to its founding ideals. Speaking ‘as a son of this great country,’ Pope Leo highlighted a moral duty to protect life, welcome...
Religion News ServiceWhy is it so hard to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner?’
(RNS) — Our patriotic songs are sacred texts — even in the way that we try to sing them.
Political TheologyDegrowth, Christianity, and Liberation: A Conversation with Matt Bernico and Dean Dettloff (Part 1)
In May 2026, Matt Bernico and Dean Dettloff, co-hosts of The Magnificast, published Enough Is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology, an insightful book in which they denounce the idol of capitalist growth and advocate for degrowth...
Religion UnpluggedAmerica At 250: 1976 Bicentennial Mixed Faith And Fireworks
Fifty years ago, America celebrated its Bicentennial. The 200th anniversary of the nation’s founding occurred on a Sunday. For many, celebrations mixed faith, family and fireworks.
PaleoJudaiciaDid Herod build a tomb in the Cave of Machpelah?
Good Faith Media‘Independence’ Day Wisdom from Frederick Douglass
A faith that follows the radical teachings of Jesus cannot be content with performative monuments to freedom as the descendants of the oppressed are still dehumanized and denied true freedom. The post ‘Independence’ Day Wisdom from Frederick...
Good Faith MediaNational Pride Hits Record Low Ahead of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary, According to New Gallup Poll
National pride is decreasing. Ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial this July 4, a new Gallup poll finds just 33% of citizens polled are “extremely proud” to be American, a quarter century low in Gallup polling that started in 2001. The post...
PaleoJudaiciaNora's western (Phoenician/Punic) necropolis reopens
PaleoJudaiciaDoes the Bible prohibit intermarriage with non-Israelites?
Feminism and ReligionDeeDee & Helen—A Trans Love Story, Part II by Mary Gelfand
Part 1 was posted yesterday Being a lifelong spiritual seeker, DeeDee began searching for a church community where she could be herself. Fortunately, she found a Unitarian Universalist Church which had long welcomed the LGBTQ community. DeeDee...
Religion UnpluggedThe Nones Are Everywhere: What Decades Of Data Tells Us
(ANALYSIS) Being around academics for my entire working career has taught me that most of them grew up in highly populated areas and want to live in close proximity to large population centers. I never really wanted to do any of that. I’m happy...
Religion UnpluggedIran’s Christians And The Media’s Religion ‘Blind Spot’
There’s that question again: How can mainstream media cover this story? Do elite journalists want to cover it? Is it cynical to thinkthat this story could, finally, end up on the front page of The New York Times if, and only if, it can be framed...
Ken ChitwoodFive-ish books to understand American religion
This month, the United States marks its 250th anniversary.And as we've already seen, there's a temptation to tell some pretty tidy stories about national origins and shared ideals at such a time as a Semiquincentennial.Religion usually pops in that...
Religion News ServiceGreat American State Fair spends a day focused on faith on National Mall
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The pillars of this great republic are not made of marble; they are made of scripture,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez during a five-hour program on faith.
Religion News Service‘God commands us not to kill’: Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organize to call for an end to the death penalty. But religion has also been present in support...
Religion News ServiceReeling from Venezuela’s earthquakes, churches rush to inspect buildings, distribute supplies
(RNS) — Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic needs to the large population of victims.
The Commons by APRIL OnlineThere Is No Other Body, There Is No Other World
Add excerpt here. The post There Is No Other Body, There Is No Other World appeared first on April Online.
Religion News ServiceAfter 50 years of death row, resistance has never been stronger
(RNS) — There is a powerful movement working tirelessly to abolish the death penalty.
Religion News ServiceThe man America forgot to invite to its 250th birthday party
(RNS) — This man didn’t set foot in North America. He never signed a founding document. But there is a compelling case that our country’s great story would look very different without him.
Religion UnpluggedVatican Excommunicates Breakaway Traditionalist Bishops, Declares Schism
(ANALYSIS) Pope Leo has reaffirmed that disputes over doctrine and worship within Catholicism ultimately converge on a single question: Whether authority rests with individual movements claiming to preserve tradition or with the pope as the...
Religion News ServiceSSPX defies Pope Leo, Vatican issues excommunication
(RNS) — The latest consecrations could prompt Pope Leo to end the Vatican’s decades of dialogue with the breakaway society.
Religion News ServicePope Leo applies Catholic social teaching to artificial intelligence
(RNS) — The key issue is not the use of technology as such, but the vision that underlies it.
The ConversationCivility requires the willingness to engage – a dispute with a neighbor revealed how much motivation matters
An ethicist who studies disagreement and civility assumed she could handle a neighborly dispute – until the neighbor refused to even interact with her.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraFor America’s 250th, Go Back to School
National birthday parties feature fireworks and commemorative stamps. Why not humanities lectures, too? The post For America’s 250th, Go Back to School first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsFor America’s 250th, Go Back to School
National birthday parties feature fireworks and commemorative stamps. Why not humanities lectures, too? The post For America’s 250th, Go Back to School first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraNichts ist klar
Ian Buruma’s new book looks at Berliners’ compromised struggles for normalcy, and survival, during World War II The post Nichts ist klar first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsNichts ist klar
Ian Buruma’s new book looks at Berliners’ compromised struggles for normalcy, and survival, during World War II The post Nichts ist klar first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion News ServiceTexas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century-long debate
(The Conversation) — American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.
The Immanent FrameFor and against “religious innovation”
The six essays that comprise this forum probe the utility, value, and analytic pay-off of the concept of innovation as […] The post For and against “religious innovation” appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
The ConversationFrom Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots
The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission argues that religious freedom is under attack and blames the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state.
ReligionProf‘Disclosure Day’: The Real Revelation Isn’t Aliens
I would have been intrigued by Disclosure Day simply because it was science fiction, directed by Steven Spielberg, with a score by John Williams. Heck, any one of those things alone would have guaranteed that I would see it eventually. Combine all...
Religion Unplugged‘Young Washington’ Mixes Faith, Patriotism And The Limits Of A Hero’s Transformation
(REVIEW) The faith-based film industry is shifting from family-friendly dramas toward male-focused, patriotic stories for conservative Christian audiences. “Young Washington” reflects that evolution with strong action, but ultimately weakens its...
PaleoJudaiciaTurbo footnotes in the Victorian era
Good Faith MediaThe United States at 250: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future
Anniversaries compel us to ask a crucial question: What kind of country will we become? The post The United States at 250: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaCutting Open the World
The challenge of Christian belief is to open up so that meaning can penetrate every pore of our being. The post Cutting Open the World appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaWhat, to the Immigrant, is the Fourth of July?
What must they think of our speeches and concerts purporting to celebrate our national virtues of bravery and freedom? The post What, to the Immigrant, is the Fourth of July? appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaiciaDid Joseph have a wife (wives?) before Mary?
PaleoJudaiciaThe first complete French translation of the Talmud
Religion UnpluggedTaking On a Post-Oct. 11 World: 2 Plays Stage 3 Years Of Infighting Over Israel
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, proved to be just the first bloodletting in a renewed cycle of violence and recrimination. Israel responded with its destructive campaign in Gaza. Far from the theater of war, American Jews reckoned with renewed...
Feminism and ReligionDeeDee & Helen—A Trans Love Story, Part I by Mary Gelfand
Author’s Note: I am a cis woman writing about a trans woman who was my friend. What I know about her experience comes from stories she told me, and things I learned from her wife Helen, who has given me permission to share this story. So I am...
Religion UnpluggedThe Founders’ Revolutionary Choice: Separating Religion And Government
(ANALYSIS) Did the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation? Political leaders who addressed a prayer rally on the National Mall on May 17 seem to think so: House Speaker Mike Johnson led the crowd in rededicating) the...
Religion UnpluggedTattoos And Faith: Christians Weigh Identity, Grief And Redemption
(ANALYSIS) Struggling with the loss of her child, a mother asked Father Peter Jon Gillquist a question that pastors are hearing more often — about getting a tattoo.
Religion UnpluggedCamp Mystic Files For Bankruptcy After Report Finds Deaths Were Avoidable
On June 18, the Texas Legislature released a 115-page investigative report, based on 140 interviews. The losses at the camp, it says, were avoidable. Days later, Camp Mystic filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, court records show. Unlike a chapter 7...
Religion UnpluggedReligious Liberty Commission Issues First Draft Report: Here’s What They Found
The Justice Department has released the first draft of a report on religious liberty following a yearlong study ordered by President Donald Trump. The wide-ranging report deals with areas such as public school, the military, and how faith-based...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraAustralia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going?
Parents, officials, and teens across Australia have a variety of hopes and qualms The post Australia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsAustralia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going?
Parents, officials, and teens across Australia have a variety of hopes and qualms The post Australia Banned Social Media For Kids. How’s It Going? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
ReligionProfMourning John and Dancing Jesus?
Mourning John and Dancing Jesus? This past Sunday, my Sunday school class was up to Luke 7:31-35: “To what, then, will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraShoot Me a Text
Luigi Mangione was not the first to write a message on ammunition The post Shoot Me a Text first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.