Naming White Supremacy’s Fears in A Third Reconstruction
I’ve known Rev. Barber very well for some time now. He has given a series…
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Need for a Third Reconstruction
At a time when so much of American politics seems incited by fear and hatred,…
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“Fusion Politics” Is the Only Cure to America’s Plutocracy
Rev. William Barber’s conversation with Peter Laarman, here in RD, underscores an important strategic lesson for…
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A Third Reconstruction? Rev. William Barber Lifts the Trumpet
Chances are you have heard something about the Rev. William Barber II. He is the…
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Why We Must Reclaim “Religious Freedom” from Christian Conservatives
An interview with journalist and activist Frederick Clarkson
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Useless and Useful: A True Sage Reviews The Tao of Happiness
Note: last November, The Cubit asked religion scholar Alan Levinovitz to review Derek Lin’s new…
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Ross Douthat on the Brink
Before I tell you why Ross Douthat’s latest New York Times column, “Germany on the Brink,”…
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‘Religious Liberty’ and the Origins of the Evangelical Persecution Complex
Last week, Roy S. Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, ruled that his state’s…
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David Bowie’s “Heroes,” the Soundtrack of a Spiritual Libertine
“Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It’s because I’m not quite an atheist.”
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What the Fight over Allah says about the Future of Evangelical Christianity
When Professor Larycia Hawkins of Wheaton College publicly announced her solidarity with Muslims by wearing a…
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