Why We Need a Public Black Theology for the 21st Century
Black Christian public intellectuals are a vanishing group.
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New History Finally Recognizes Afro-Creole Spiritualists
To the Afro-Creole Spiritualists of New Orleans, spirits were important, raced bodies were not.
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Leave It to Trump to Split a Catholic-Evangelical Bloc That’s Generations Old
Trump may be the most anti-Catholic candidate in recent history.
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From Organized Religion to Organizing Religion: Brian D. McLaren Wants Christians to Be Better
In his new book, Brian McLaren argues that it’s not possible to break open a socially regressive Christianity without confronting the bad theology that places a vindictive God at the center of the universe.
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How a Group of Catholic Pacifists Took on the Nuclear State
These activists have made headlines—and, in many cases, served prison sentences.
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Bad Scholarship A Poor Solution to Anti-Trans Politics: A Response to the New York Times’ “Is God Transgender?”
Doing justice to religious texts and fighting for trans* inclusion aren’t mutually exclusive.
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If Hillary Wins Big It Won’t Be a Moral Victory—And That’s a Crying Shame
The favored rich will certainly rest easy with her in office. The rest of us, I’m not so sure.
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The Higher the Dome, The Closer to God: “Megachurches” Explores the Arid Architecture of America’s New Sanctuaries
Talking with artist Lisa Auerbach about art, America, and big box religion.
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The Theology of Westboro: The “World’s Meanest Church” Is More Than Picket Signs
Why sacrifice so much—money, reputation, friendships, romantic relationships—to this cause?
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Faith in the Market Is Our National Religion, Says Theologian Harvey Cox
We all have a lot of praying to do.
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