Tribal Trouble: The Changing Nature of American Jews’ Relationship to Israel and the Question of Jewish Unity
If the adage is correct that “nationalism is an extension of egoism” then national “unity”…
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The Secret Life of Mormons: As Told by Prodigal Daughter, Novelist Judith Freeman
“Who do you think you are—to want to be a writer?” These are the words…
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Manufacturing Religious Freedom Martyrs
On May 12, the conservative advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom introduced the newest Christian martyrs…
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Who Defines Religious Freedom?
In the United States, who defines religious freedom? The First Amendment? The courts? The legislature? Religious…
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The Sanders Insurgency: A Return to the “Secular Sacred”?
What a significant part of the political class disparages as Bernie Sanders’ egomania may actually…
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A Plea to Jewish Leaders: Help Us Reject All Institutional Efforts to Convert Muslims and Other People of Faith
I’m currently trying to finish a book manuscript on the malevolent effects of what I…
Read MoreThe Risk of Teaching Theology in a Public University: A Response
A year ago, the University of California at Berkeley announced that it had been awarded…
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Women Are Leaving Church, And the Reason Seems Clear
A new Pew Research Center analysis of General Social Survey data confirms a long-simmering trend…
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A Furious Sadness: Conversation with Christian Protester of Nazi-Saluting Trump Supporter
Every so often, a news story of the day opens up into something deeper, broader,…
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Delillo and Doctor Strange: Orientalist Fantasy is Alive and Well
“Open your mind. Change your reality.” These are the twin phrases that flash across the…
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