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The Sacred and the Dead: Operator, Can You Help Me?

By Maren Haynes

…y toward community. I put away my phone in order to devote free time to art, music, and curating opportunities for togetherness. I turned to studying music and religion as a graduate student, keenly aware of the powerful ability of both to link us and give us identity. I put those who had passed through my life on their own shelf, held tenderly in my memory, thankful for the growth, the joy, the awakening. When I find myself lingering nostalgicall…

In the Aftermath of the “Himalayan Tsunami”

By Luke Whitmore

…ation in Stevens Point, Wisconsin I have been following events through telephone, Internet media, and Facebook postings. On June 24, 2013, the Hanuman Fan Club on Facebook, a group devoted to the deity Hanuman, posted an old pre-flood image of the Kedarnath temple. Hindi text introduces the image, noting that of all the structures in Kedarnath only the temple survived because “It was connected to the faith of millions and therefore Mahadev [Shiva]…

UPDATED: Oklahoma Personhood Bill Not Dead…

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…being conciliatory in the next go-round (i.e. being more open to amendments, say, in whatever state becomes the new personhood legislation laboratory) carries dangers. The whole selling point of the personhood position, for those who take to it, is its uncompromising nature: a fetus at any stage of development is a legal, rights-bearing person. Full stop, no exceptions. A person is a person, the end. To be open to compromise, amendments, and quali…

Fusion Politics: A Way Forward for Bernie Sanders?

By Daniel Schultz

…. God knows it’s not like our nation isn’t in need of reform. At the moment, though, I’m less concerned with the pros and cons of any one issue than wondering what things might look like if Bernie tapped into what Rev. William Barber has named “fusion politics.” In the Christian Century, Jeremy Borden describes this as “an attempt to reframe the politics of morality in America, seizing it from conservative evangelism and arguing that care and comp…

A Matter of the Heart: Talking to Gay Christian Rocker Jennifer Knapp

By Kristin Rawls

…about it.” Did you realize how big it would be in the media? To be honest, no, I really didn’t. For so many LGBT people, the experience is that you can’t have both [sexuality and faith]. You’re under pressure to choose one or the other, and I anticipated that. But it was such a personal journey for me that I didn’t really think about the impact that it would have on a public level. It was definitely an empowering decision to make, but I had no c…

Religious Opposition To LGBT Equality Softening

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…s on the ordination of gay and lesbian ministers. The Presbyterian Church (USA), remains on the verge of giving that right to its gay and lesbian clergy. The General Assembly removed restrictions during its 2008 meeting, but the measure did not receive enough support among the presbyteries to pass. Supporters remain hopeful as the denomination begins its General Assembly in Minneapolis next week. Lisa Larges, head of That All May Freely Serve, sai…

Gay Chutzpah: An LGBT Synagogue Thrives

By Susan Henking

…ided between the Israeli field of research (that also made me adopt my name, Shokeid, years ago) and the more recent involvement with the LGBT field that started with my work on CBST. However, I am ready to pay the price—becoming somewhat marginal in both professional circles. In the more recent edition of the book, you note that there is a “growing interest in issues of homosexuality, spirituality, and Judaism.” What do you see as relation of sc…

Thoroughly Modern Mormons

By Joanna Brooks

…the street to the sparkling new LDS Church-owned City Creek Mall, a 23-acre, 700,000-square foot shopping center, opened in March. The Temple Square-end of the City Creek Mall features luxury high-rise condominiums and upscale shops like Tiffany’sand Nordstrom’s. Many LDS people view the City Creek Mall as an emblem of savvy financial stewardship, a sure-to-be-profitable $1.5 billion investment designed to revitalize Salt Lake City’s downtown—yet…

Profits Over Principles for Romney?

By Joanna Brooks

…and well-documented health hazards associated with smoking.” As Bain’s CEO, Romney, who belongs to a Church that strictly prohibits tobacco use, apparently had no reservations about promoting tobacco in countries which had no or few regulations on the promotion or use of tobacco products. In fact, the documents show that this was the clear objective of American tobacco companies who were facing declining sales at home due to increased government…

Evangelicals Struggle With the Role of Churches in Society

By Omri Elisha

…onetheless helped me greatly to comprehend the ways that evangelicals think, feel, and act in their efforts to be more Christ-like. I regret that I couldn’t incorporate all of their voices, but I also didn’t want to overpopulate a book that is meant to provide more in the way of depth than breadth. What are some of the biggest misconceptions about your topic? A common misconception among non-evangelicals is that evangelical Christians are all ruth…