Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Once the cranes disappear, the basilica will cease from being an evolving construction project and instead become something more fixed — a monument subject to preservation battles, increased tourism pressures and the inevitable weight...
Feminism and ReligionReflecting on the contradictions of modern life, this essay explores how both wilderness and female embodiment became culturally suspect within Western thought. Drawing on themes of estrangement, relational ontology and kinship, it considers how...
Religion UnpluggedDuring the American Revolution, women like Abigail Adams asserted moral and spiritual authority despite lacking legal rights. Through religion, household leadership and revival movements, they shaped communities and laid groundwork for later...
Religion News Service(RNS) — The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, most of them Christian denominations.
Religion News Service(RNS) — The long-standing practice has been to preserve the site for Muslim worship and allow visitors of other faiths.
Religion News Service(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.
Religion News Service(RNS) — A separate proposal calls for a broader theological framework on human relationships.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Evangelicals have largely forgotten past generations of evangelicals who not only fought against the slave trade and inhumane working conditions but also against animal cruelty.
Religion Link Religion News ServiceIRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The war in the Middle East, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28 with strikes on Iran, has exposed the fragility of Iraq’s state institutions and their limited ability to restrain Iran-backed groups.
Religion News ServiceMEXICO CITY (AP) — Among fans passion is nurtured through a sense of community. The singing of anthems, tears shed after victories or defeats, and the embrace of strangers inside a stadium are experiences that can mirror forms of collective devotion.
Religion News ServiceALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) — The version housed at Virginia Theological Seminary is not for sale, and archive staffers plan to seek the best ways to make its contents available for the public to view.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraNew Pew data shows that support for a Christian culture is far from universal—and that evangelicals remain the major outlier. The post How Christian Should America Be? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsNew Pew data shows that support for a Christian culture is far from universal—and that evangelicals remain the major outlier. The post How Christian Should America Be? first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion UnpluggedPhysical health and religious practice can help you live longer. Research points to religious involvement being positively correlated with longer life spans. Frequent religious attendance is associated with an average reduction in mortality risk...
Religion News ServiceThe Leadership Development Group
Political TheologyThis essay is part of the Discourses in Spirituality Round Robin. Source
Religion UnpluggedA low-budget movie, cheesy horror that is literally just “The Exorcist” meets “Speed” and whose theology is as thin as a communion wafer. In theory, this can be an opportunity for an actually really fun campy horror experience. Unfortunately,...
Good Faith MediaOne of the most pressing justice issues of our time is climate change. The post World Environment Day is a Call to Action appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaIf your church is planning to support your local Pride parade or festival this year, here are a few things to keep in mind that may help your presence be good news to Pride-goers and a beautiful expression of your church’s ministry of love and...
Good Faith MediaIf James Talarico has a superpower, it is from his experience as a middle school teacher. The post James Talarico and Adults in the Room appeared first on Good Faith Media.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia 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
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.
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”). By addressing the challenge and comparing it to the Industrial Revolution, the pope...
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...
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...
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...