Eclipseville, USA: The Birthplace of ‘Little Green Men’ Proudly Hosts The Point of Greatest Eclipse
There’s a lot happening in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the weekend of August 18. The town is…
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Unmasking the “Veiled Prophet” Behind a 135-Year-Old St. Louis Tradition
The Arch City Religion Project is one of the latest digital means of mapping (and remapping) American Christianities and American religions more broadly.
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Satan, Contributor to Teen Vogue‘s New “Sodomy” Section?
It’s possible, I guess, that contracts are being signed in blood at Condé Nast headquarters. But I doubt it.
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For the Love of God, Bono, Please Stop Touring
“The shallow connections you facilitate and use to milk people out of some cash, also makes them less likely to participate in the actual justice work that would eliminate poverty and injustice.”
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Pretty Girls Like Trap Church: A Movement at 2 Chainz’s Atlanta Pink House
The house was more than just a clever marketing ploy, it was an innovative vehicle for movement-building.
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#NamaSlay, Or How Black Women Are Using Trap Yoga as a Mode of Spiritual Resistance
“Being conscious of your mind and body isn’t something that should be exclusive to white people.”
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The Book of Diana: Wonder Woman as Theological Text
What audiences learn by the end of the film is that evil cannot be located in a single demigod, villain or agent.
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Martyrdom, Racist Violence, and the Role of Art: Kara Walker’s Religious Turn
In her most recent exhibit, “The Ecstasy of St. Kara,” the American artist Kara Walker made a turn…
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The “Religion” Episode: Aziz Ansari and the Cultural Politics of Muslim Self-Representation
To call Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None “peak TV” is not to do…
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A Meeting of Minds… and Computers: What Are the Costs of Using Technology to Merge Humans with Machines?
Facebook and Elon Musk have recently announced ventures that could transform what it means to be human. The potential is enormous—but so are the risks.
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