Your Prayer is Spoken! For Just $3.95 Per Month
A new subscription service pays homage to the days of indulgences. Only now it’s cheaper. Praise capitalism.
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Handwritten Bible: The Latest Gimmick Scripture?
Is an effort to cobble together a handwritten Bible “of the people” really going to make it more accessible and widely read?
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Is the Theologian an Antiquated Relic of a Dying Institution?
An august group of scholars challenges academic theologians to begin appearing on daily talk shows and to write accessible books.
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The Religious Violence of Defending Marriage
Defense of Marriage laws, now in place in over thirty-seven states, are actually a form of religious violence; they violate sacred texts, are idolatrous, and scapegoat a powerless group.
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A Book Expo for (Some) Christians
A recent AP headline innocently reinforced what many in the religious right would have us believe: that they are the “real” Christians.
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Obama’s Pastor “Dream Team”
A front page story in the Times revealed that 5 different pastors are hard at work guiding our president. But why make it public?
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Women in the Mosque
Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?
Read MoreMartin Luther & the Mass Media
We appear to have come full circle since the media-driven Reformation.
Read MoreThe Culture War is (Not) Over
New atheist Daniel Dennet joined Charles Taylor and a host of others gathered at the New School Conference on the religious/secular divide, predicting a complex future for the culture wars.
Read MoreBeliefnet’s Oscars
The trouble with a “spiritual” film award begins with the definition of “spiritual”…
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