Bonnaroo: The Meeting Ground
It’s not hedonistic abandon that draws folks to the rock fest, but something else…
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The Harvard Gym Controversy is Not About Religion
My husband can run out to the door in his shorts and in what some people refer to tellingly as a “wife-beater” while I must be fully dressed, complete with appropriate underwear; it’s only partially based in religion.
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The Happening and the Gospel of Bruce Springsteen
M. Night Shyamalan’s much-maligned new movie sounds much more interesting if read as an extended argument for religious faith in general and intelligent design specifically.
Read MoreSarah Palin: Fox News’ New Televangelist
Palin’s new gig will bring her “warrior spirit” to “fair and balanced.”
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Unforgiven: Brit and Tiger and the Problem of Speed-Cycle Grace
Tiger could take Brit Hume’s suggestion and get Jesus for his troubles but nobody should pretend that anything Christian is going on here.
Read MoreAvatar: A Subversive Reading of the Bible?
Many have recognized colonialist themes in Avatar but is there also room for an anti-imperial reading of the bible in its narrative?
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‘Traditional’ Christianity vs. ‘Liberals’? It’s Not That Simple
From abortion to homosexuality to stem cells, you’ve heard time and again that what we are living through is a fight between religious conservatives and activist liberals. It’s not. It is a deep disagreement inside Christianity over what conserving faithfulness means.
Read MoreProof-Texting at the Sugar Bowl: Tebow’s Big Finale
For once, commentators ignored the bible verse written in the Gators’ star quarterback’s eye black. Here’s what they missed.
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Brit Hume Offends, Misses the Tiger Woods Sex Boat
Was Fox News commentator Brit Hume merely demonstrating Christian chauvinism when he recommended that Tiger Woods convert to Christianity? Or are there deeper levels of ignorance to be plumbed here?
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The Death of a Secularist
The funeral of an atheist friend inspires examination of the Here and the Hereafter. Does death rob life of meaning or does it provide it?
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