Polygamy, Genius, and the Origin of Religion
Best-selling psychologist David P. Barash has religion all figured out: God the Father is simply the ultimate alpha male.
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Pope Francis is Talking, But Is Anyone Listening?
For all the ink that has been spilled in the last few years over the…
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Dirty Money in the Appalachian Church: Six Years After Deadly Coal Mine Disaster, Where Are We Now?
Last week was the six-year anniversary of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine…
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The Divide Between “Trumpvangelicals” and the Rest of Us
In September of last year, I weighed in on the debate over whether evangelicals really…
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How Merle Haggard Saved My Soul
Haggard rarely name-checked the Lord in his songs, but he didn’t need to.
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We Went Through Amoris Laetitia Section by Section So You Wouldn’t Have To
A closer reading of Pope Francis’ Exhortation on love in the family
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Pope Francis Gets Real
What seems to be bothering conservatives most about Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (“The…
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Pope Francis’ Love Letter is an Opportunity Lost
Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on Love in the Family, leaves much to be…
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Fight the Tower: Protests Continue at Union Theological Seminary
Over 100 students, alumni, faculty and community members protested Union Seminary’s plan to build a…
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Zen and the Art of Zombie Killing: A Buddhist Anti-Tech Manifesto
Why the current cultural fetish for zombies? In 2014’s Hooked, Nir Eyal ventures a guess: “Perhaps…
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