“Almost Like Praying”: The Religious Work of “Hamilton” Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
In the wake of catastrophic destruction in Puerto Rico Lin-Manuel Miranda, the force behind Hamilton, has used…
Sydney’s Anglican Diocese Gives $1 Million To ‘No’ Campaign on Marriage; and more in Global LGBT Recap
Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies: “It is a consequence of our discipleship to uphold the gift of marriage as God has designed it.”
Three Takeaways from the Contraceptive Mandate Religious Liberty Debacle
There were two major winners in Trump’s long-expected executive order to gut ObamaCare’s contraceptive mandate: …
Puerto Rico Prays for Truth: Reporter David Begnaud’s Sacred Mission
Even as Trump threatens to withdraw federal aid from storm-devastated Puerto Rico, ranting on twitter…
U.S. Religious Right Groups Support Move Toward ‘Illiberalism’ of Hungary and Poland; and More in Global LGBT Recap
The European Lesbian* Conference, which brought together 500 activists, artists, academics, politicians, journalistas and civil…
What’s Behind Trump’s “Impossibly Stupid” Roll Back of Contraception Mandate
If it’s not obvious why the Trump administration has decided to roll back regulations requiring…
First Things First: Sexual Equality Just Is
I am a liberal Christian, but I generally think well of First Things as a…
No Way Out But The Ballot Box: Why Partisanship Trumps Morality In Gun Control Debate
So here we are again, after Newtown, after San Bernadino and Orlando. This time the…
Remapping U.S. Christianities
How America’s Charismatic Christianity Helped Fuel the Fantasyland Presidency of Donald Trump
The United States is suffering through an epistemic crisis. From day to day it seems…
“Almost Like Praying”: The Religious Work of “Hamilton” Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
In the wake of catastrophic destruction in Puerto Rico Lin-Manuel Miranda, the force behind Hamilton, has used…
“Tell Me What You Believe About Ferguson, and I’ll Tell You What You Believe About God”: A Missouri Pilgrimage
Three years post-uprising, the community still struggles to be seen.
#TakeAKnee: Race and Religious Violence at the Heart of Trump Attacks on Kaepernick/NFL
Thinking about the place of violence in American civil religion helps solve a perplexing theme in the debate over professional athletes’ protests.
Status Updates at the End of the World: The Religious Imagination and Our Latest Apocalypse
Revelations abound. Hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires crowd the news, alongside genocide, terrorism, and rogue state…
Welcoming the Stranger: Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns on the Bus Speaks Out on DACA
The Constitution doesn’t say “we the citizens,” it says “we the people.”