RDPulpit: The Prophets of Neoliberalism
Unless the religion of Greed can be displaced, a future of hope and social justice will be stillborn.
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Religion Poll Proves that Liberals Are Not Conservatives
A new Barna poll plays off of the tarnished “liberal” label and seems to push the idea that conservative religion is the real religion.
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10 Media Rules for Effective Theology
Whether it’s a “U2charist,” a campaign to help the poor, or simply agreeing to speak like a regular person, here are the top ten rules for theologians who want to reach a new public.
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Catholic-Jewish Tension and the Rededication of Catholic Holocaust Memorial
At a time when the Pope isn’t doing much to help Jewish-Catholic relations, the Boston Diocese reaches out.
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Freeman Dyson, American Heretic
When science moves from observation and description to assigning value, it veers into the sacred.
Read MoreArchbishop Retracts Videotaped Criticism of Fellow Bishops
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.
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Faith is Not the Enemy of Feminism
A new report identifies three areas where women’s empowerment and religion are linked: activism, scholarship, and popular culture.
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Are Academic Theologians Useless? Part II
Responding to a post last week, a public theologian (and evangelical blogger) lays out the challenge.
Read MoreTheses Nailed to Wall of Conservative Jewry
A copy of the missive, leaked to the press, charges the conservative movement with being insular, unresponsive, and of diminishing value to its member organizations.
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Vatican Official Challenges Excommunication in Brazil
Archbishop says that in the case of the nine-year-old girl who was excommunicated for her life-saving abortion, the first concern of the Church should have been pastoral, not punitive.
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