In Hamline Case, the ‘Free Expression vs. Religious Sensibilities’ Frame Obscures a Stark Reality About Higher Education
Recently, Hamline University faculty called for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller following the firing…
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The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition
In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state…
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As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind
Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and…
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Enjoy the Kosher Collard Greens, But Understand This: Hebrew Israelites Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Jewish Community
At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow…
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New Report Shows Dems are Far More Religiously Diverse Than GOP — Though One (A)religious Group Remains Woefully Underrepresented
Although the House of Representatives has yet to conduct any business due to a far…
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Pope Benedict’s 2006 Islamophobia Controversy Wasn’t an Isolated Incident — Islamophobia is an Integral Part of His Theological Legacy
Since Benedict XVI’s death on December 31, 2022, a flurry of reflections have emerged about…
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy: How Amazon, Google & Neuroscience Threaten American Buddhism
Contemporary American Buddhism has a problem; thankfully, unlike Christianity, it has little to do with…
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We Declare You Restored: How Christian ‘Forgiveness’ is Deployed to Enable Abuse and Corruption
Popular theology routinely enables powerful men to rehabilitate their public image after their misconduct goes…
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Trans Talmud: Could a 1,500-Year-Old Book Have Any Relevance to The Struggle for Trans Equality and Liberation?
To many, last month’s brutal attack on a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, in which…
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Call it ‘Christian Globalism’: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part III
This is the final installment of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism…
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