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A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade

By Ed Simon

…just about clunky tradition and occasionally dorky catechism: it was about service to others, liberation theology, and the legacy of scholarship used to enlighten.” Go to top God in Proof: The Story of a Search from the Ancients to the Moderns Nathan Schneider UC Press 2013 God in Proof: The Story of a Search from the Ancients to the Moderns (2013) by Nathan Schneider – Rising to prominence as one of the most astute of radical reporters embedded w…

“I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia”: Pastor Danny Cortez On This New Era

By The Editors

…er the election, I reached out to a local imam and was invited to a prayer service. I wanted to show them physically that people of faith, especially those who claim to be Christian, weren’t against them and would stand with them in this climate. When I was invited to come to the mic, I made a confession. I confessed that, in the past, I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia. I had negative attitudes toward them. But then I realized that I’…

An Architect Reimagines the Synagogue as Ark, Shelter, Floating Fortress

By Kathryn Joyce

…mah and bleacher-style pews (bridging a forest-fire resistant pool), where services are held before an audience of refugees living in an on-site block of temporary housing apartments. “Since Dalet means door, among other things, I started thinking about Lazarus, and ‘I lift my light besides a golden door,’ and refugees in relation to the people who go to pray on a nice Saturday or Sunday. [For them] everything is lovely, and they have their childr…

To Get Through This Time We’ll Have to Shred the ‘Racial Contract’ and Choose Solidarity Over Sacrifice

By Christophe D Ringer

…. With well over 100,000 deaths as of publication, more than the number of service members killed in World War I, America is living through an apocalyptic moment. But it’s also an apocalypse in the literal sense of an unveiling or disclosure—an unmasking. The coronavirus has unmasked how our lives are marked by a profound mutual dependence that challenges our self-understanding and political ideologies. It has unmasked a federal government capture…

More Thoughts on Media Coverage of Liberal Religion

By Sarah Posner

…rientation, gender identity, disability or geography. We support religious freedom. Religious freedom means that each individual has the right to exercise their own beliefs and the right not to have others’ beliefs forced upon them. We believe no employer has the right to deny the women who work for them basic health care. Individuals must have the right to accept or reject the principles of their own faith without legal restrictions. No single…

Perception v. Reality of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

By Sarah Posner

…mass is not a political rally. It is actually a religious, very important service, where people come together to receive the body and blood of Christ. The idea that you’re using it as a rally for bishops is implausible to a lot of Catholics.” “We need to burst their [politicians’] bubble,” said the Rev. Carlton Veazey, president of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) and a Baptist minister. “It’s a perception that the bishops c…

Thoroughly Modern Mormons

By Joanna Brooks

…their own messages about Mormonism, preaching the importance of Christian service, forgiveness, and obedience, and offering spiritual encouragement to families caring for children with disabilities. Which image is correct? The sharp split between two reflects a persistent divide in representations of Mormons. Nineteenth-century stereotypes depicting Mormons as secretive, deluded, and possibly dangerous persist, while contemporary Mormon efforts h…

Evidence of Big Bang Discovered!

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…s story has made in the non-science press, at least not yet. Religion News Service noticed the discovery’s implications for the quickness of the origins of the universe. But I’ve seen little else about the human implications of this new snapshot of our human origins. Perhaps people are wary of overhyping, or not understanding the science. Fortunately as a religion writer I am subject to neither restriction. And when you see this video of the infor…

Christian Pol, Attacked for Opposing ‘In God We Trust’ in School, Talks Church and State

By Frederick Clarkson

…undational values involving a commitment to religious pluralism, religious freedom, and separation of church and state. But it’s also my sense that we’ve taken what progress we’ve made for granted. And that we’ve allowed the knowledge, vocabulary and skill set we need to make it work, to atrophy. What do you think we can do about this as citizens and public officials? JM: Overall, I think we have had considerable success in the American experiment…

Why Anti-Gay Bullying is a Theological Issue

By Cody J. Sanders

…e of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. I cannot count the number of times I have heard well-meaning, good-hearted people respond to this appeal, saying, “Things are a lot better for gay people today than they were several years (or decades) ago. In time, our society (or churches) will come around on this issue.” To these friends and others, I must say, “It’s time.” For Lucas, Brown, Clementi, Walsh, and Chase the time is up. For t…