Chabon, Safran-Foer, Krauss—the “New Yiddishists”—Don’t Speak Yiddish
On Vanity Fair’s profile of the post-Roth and Bellow generation of Jewish novelists.
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Houston Megapastor to have his “Opening Day” at Yankee Stadium
Pastor Joel Osteen won’t have a home team advantage this weekend in the Bronx, but chances are the crowd will be with him. What’s this generation bringing to the Osteen brand?
Read MoreWhy No American Muslim Response to Torture?
If American Muslims do not oppose torture and participate in the conversation on American morality, they become a special interest group with little relevance. But within Islam there is a strong religious case to be made against torture.
Read MoreA Kinder, Gentler Homophobia
A USA Today op-ed urges evangelical Christians to change the terms of the conversation with gays and lesbians. But the end goal is the same: to change the homosexual into a non-homosexual.
Read MoreNuancing the Fear of Islam is Smart, Not Political
The word Islamophobia is used so broadly that it risks losing its meaning; fear is not the same thing as hatred.
Read MoreAn Immigrant’s Tale: The Pull of the Homeland
How ironic, we immigrants sigh to ourselves, that we can turn on the tap to clean water at whatever temperature we like, but we can’t put up a poster of the Holy Mosque in our cubicle.
Read MoreRDBook: There is Nothing New About the New Atheism
Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett—the new atheists are often out of their depth when it comes to real engagement with religious ideas. And what if the new atheism is not so much about theology as about politics?
Read MoreLesbian Rabbi to Lead SoCal Board, Includes Orthodox
Having a lesbian head a transdenominational body opens the door to gay rights across the board—a little like wondering if an Iowa marriage will be accepted in Alabama.
Read MoreWho Are The ‘Religious Progressives’— and Why Use Such an Odious Term?
In the debate over what it means to be a religious progressive, the terms of the religious right have been adopted and a new way must be forged.
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By the Way: Mitt Romney’s Coming Out
Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s challenge isn’t actually to echo JFK but rather another, more contemporary, figure.
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