Gay, Black, and Muslim: “Naz & Maalik” Challenges Easy Assumptions About Progress
Naz & Maalik is a groundbreaking film. Featuring two black, gay Muslim teenage boys, the film, written…
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“We All We Got”: The Black Church As an Oasis in Baltimore’s Food Deserts
Nearly a year has passed since Freddie Gray’s murder by Baltimore police officers ignited outcries…
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Reality as Revelation: “Hail Caesar!” is the Coen Brothers’ Most Religious Movie Yet
Like many, I was more than a little excited about the opening of the new…
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Why It’s Heresy to Read the Bible Literally: An Interview with John Shelby Spong
Security sells. That’s why, says retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, despite his best-selling controversial…
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Prisoners In the Hands of an Angry God: A Conversation About Religion and Reform
The Messy Relationship Between Prison Politics and Religious Beliefs
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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga
Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations…
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“Let’s Get in Formation”: Beyoncé’s Spiritual Call for Black Resistance
I don’t like Beyoncé in the way that some people do—I am not a bee in…
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Will Evangelicals Vote for a Non-Christian Trump? If They Don’t, the Vatican May Fall to ISIS
Did Pope Francis just throw a wrench into Donald Trump’s machinations to win the evangelical vote? Referring…
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TED-Evangelism Harkens Back to a Forgotten 19th-Century Tradition
The top ten most watched TED talks are, in order, about: Creativity Confidence Motivation…
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I’m Too Sexy for My Church: Will a Thriving Singles Scene Renew American Catholicism?
As the choir rehearses before St. Monica’s Sunday evening Mass, two blond women in skinny…
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