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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
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      Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
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Cathleen Falsani

Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist specializing in the intersection of faith and culture. She was the longtime religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and her work has appeared via diverse media outlets including the Washington Post, CNN, NPR, the Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone, the Toronto Star, TheAtlantic.com, Sojourners, TIME.com, Christianity Today, Jewcy.com, the Orange County Register, and the Harvard Divinity School Bulletin. Cathleen is the author of five non-fiction books including The God Factor, Sin Boldly, The Dude Abides, and most recently Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few Rascals. She is an alumna of Wheaton College and holds graduate degrees from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University.

Culture, The Sacred and the DeadJuly 1, 2015

The Sacred and the Dead: It’s (Not) Just a Box of Rain

By Cathleen Falsani

“The Grateful Dead were more than just a band. They were their own planet, populated by…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderJune 10, 2015

Why Tony Campolo’s LGBTQ Reversal is Evangelicalism’s Tipping Point

By Cathleen Falsani

That crashing sound you heard Monday morning was waves of change breaching the levees of the evangelical…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, StoriesJune 3, 2015

To Let It Go and So To Find A Way: U2, (A)Live with Grief and Grace

By Cathleen Falsani

“Comfort me.” “COMFORT ME.” “COMFORT ME! COMFORT ME!! COMFORT ME!!!” Bono is standing at the…

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(A)theologies, Archive, StoriesMay 15, 2015

Ministries of Presence: A Report from Nepal

By Cathleen Falsani

American Christians in earthquake-ravaged Nepal—but not evangelism as usual.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, StoriesApril 23, 2015

The Man in the Red Dress: My Unlikely Friendship with Cardinal Francis George

By Cathleen Falsani

From my vantage point across the aisle and a few rows back, I studied Cardinal…

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Archive, Culture, StoriesApril 22, 2015

The Americans Season Finale: Teach Your Parents Well

By Cathleen Falsani

Television’s best show explores faith, family ,identity, and the spectre of Reagan’s ‘evil empire’

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OMFGApril 2, 2015

Before Oprah, There Was the “Hour of Power”: Crystal Cathedral Pastor Robert H. Schuller Has Died

By Cathleen Falsani

“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates…

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Archive, CultureMarch 9, 2015

‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood

By Cathleen Falsani

With bonus: 12 Quotes from the Underwood Bible

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