Sin and the Cycle of Poverty
Sin is not the only story. Our communities and our churches have the capacity to be compassionate, radically inclusive, and justice-driven.
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What Can Academics Do About Islamophobia?
Quite a bit, as it turns out. Whether as public figures or educators, academics can, for example, help refute the work of high profile Islamophobes whose expertise lies outside of Islam.
Read MoreObama Shifts US Narrative Away from “Christian Nation”
Did the president’s rhetoric at the recent press conference in Turkey signal a shift toward a new national identity, or merely a shift in emphasis?
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God Makes an Independent Film
When an inexperienced Pentecostal pastor gets called by God to make a $50 million epic science-fiction film, is he a visionary, a prophet, or just another box office grifter? A new documentary tells the tale.
Read MoreIowa OKs Gay Marriage, WWCD? (What Will California Do?)
Has Iowa adhered to its long history of justice or is preventing two men from marrying each other no different than prohibiting a man from marrying his house plant.
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A Post-Christian America? Not Quite—Though Devoutly to be Wished
Is there a connection between fewer identifying as “Christian” and “junk religion”? If the religious right is losing power why are Democrats so intent on “reaching out” to them?
Read MoreNew Study: Jews More “Spiritual” Less Ancestral
A new study appears to beg the question: what does it even mean to be Jewish?
Read More“Junk Religion”: White House Fills Remaining Faith-Based Slots
The 10 remaining picks did little to rectify the anti-reform, anti-woman, anti-gay tilt of Obama’s Faith-Based Advisory Council. Not to mention the conspicuous absence of a single academic theologian.
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What Liberals Want: A Response to Susan Thistlethwaite
Theologian Susan Thistlethwaite suggested in Newsweek that liberals should respect progressive efforts to connect with evangelicals. Frances Kissling responds that the respect should begin with a sitdown between liberals and progressives.
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Oprah Talks Down to Fundamentalist Mormon Girls
Oprah’s skepticism toward FLDS girls about their devotion to unusual beliefs reminds one writer of the questions asked of Muslim women.
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