Religion Dispatches

(A)theologies, Politics/LawMarch 30, 2009

Catholic-Jewish Tension and the Rededication of Catholic Holocaust Memorial

By Benjamin Weiner

At a time when the Pope isn’t doing much to help Jewish-Catholic relations, the Boston Diocese reaches out.

(A)theologies, Culture, Science & TechnologyMarch 30, 2009

Freeman Dyson, American Heretic

By Michael J. Altman

When science moves from observation and description to assigning value, it veers into the sacred.

(A)theologiesMarch 30, 2009

Archbishop Retracts Videotaped Criticism of Fellow Bishops

By Frances Kissling

In a videotaped interview, Archbishop Raymond Burke calls Obama an “agent of death.” But his big mistake was to criticize his fellow bishops in public.

Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 30, 2009

The Gay God Delusion: That LGBT Equality Doesn’t Require Religion

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

A recent editorial from a lesbian seeking ordination in the Presbyterian Church is scorned by LGBT readers: Who needs the “OK” from an imaginary friend anyway?

(A)theologies, Sexuality/GenderMarch 26, 2009

Faith is Not the Enemy of Feminism

By Frances Kissling

A new report identifies three areas where women’s empowerment and religion are linked: activism, scholarship, and popular culture.

ArchiveMarch 25, 2009

RD10Q: Holy Hullabaloos: A Fun Book on Church and State

By Jay Wexler

A law professor goes on the road to visit the landmarks of the history of church/state issues in America and hijinks ensue.

Archive, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderMarch 25, 2009

RDBook: Wifely Submission and Christian Warfare

By Kathryn Joyce

A growing movement among conservative Christians exhorts women to give up the foolish notion of independence and subordinate themselves to their husbands. In this excerpt from Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, Kathryn Joyce connects the dots between cinnamon buns and submission.