SBC’s #MeToo Problem Isn’t a Rotten Apple, It’s a Rotten Theological Tree
Albert Mohler, known colloquially as “Al,” is the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in…
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Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” Depicts Death Struggle Between Hope and Despair
Warning: numerous spoilers ahead. “Who will release me from the body of this death?” This…
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How “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power and Exclusion
Recognizing mutual support is important because neoliberalism preaches the false doctrine of pure independence—that the individual exists before society, before government, before relationships—which makes any form of relationship a threat to the individual’s autonomy.
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Without Judgment Day or Karma How Does a Humanist Confront ‘Trump Funk’?
Like all progressives, Trump’s victory in 2016 sent me into a funk. Now, as the…
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Legacy of Eugenics and Racism Can’t Be Ignored
After Bishop Michael Bruce Curry delivered his sermon at today’s wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan…
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Is Alcoholics Anonymous a Religion?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, American…
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Why Has the Critique of Hypocrisy Run Out of Steam?
President Donald Trump recently led a ceremony on National Prayer Day, just a day after…
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Welcome to the Gayborhood: Jason Brown on This New Era
The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…
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What We Cannot Do is Be Revolutionaries Except When We’re Mothering
“Children are the ways that the world begins again and again.” – June Jordan,…
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With James Cone’s Death Comes the Death of Black Theology
With James Cone’s death, comes the death of Black theology. This statement is hyperbolic in…
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