The Risk of Teaching Theology in a Public University: A Response
A year ago, the University of California at Berkeley announced that it had been awarded…
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What Good Is It for Union to Gain the World, But Forfeit Its Soul?
“I have never really understood exactly what a ‘liberal’ is,” Assata Shakur writes, “since I…
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Rumors of the Suicide of the Liberal Church Are Exaggerated: A Response to Chris Hedges
Within the first dozen words of Chris Hedges’ recent article on liberal Protestants we learn both…
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Feminist Critics of Wearing Hijab in Solidarity Fall Into Same Old Traps
Though Wheaton professor Larycia Hawkins was officially reprimanded for claiming that Muslims and Christian worship the same god,…
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It Is About the Hijab: Wheaton College and the Narrowing Criteria for Evangelical Belonging
Larycia Hawkins, a tenured political science professor at the evangelical stalwart Wheaton College, was placed…
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A Victory for Conservatives in Revised AP History Curriculum
High school history teachers who prep America’s best and brightest in their AP classes had better…
Read MoreTurning Students into Citizens, Religious Studies Edition
A response to Ivan Strenski’s “Can Religion Professors Save the Planet?”
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“Saving the Planet” Sounds Strangely Religious: A Response to Ivan Strenski
The ongoing debate regarding activism and the academy: climate change edition.
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Can Religion Professors Save the Planet?
Prof. Zoloth’s proposal tells us everything we need to know about the malaise poisoning the study of religion.
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