Distant Churches and the Isolated Poor: Lessons from Katrina, Ten Years Later
In 1995, the first of the Left Behind series was published—a hugely successful franchise that…
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Are Muslims as Dangerous as Nazis, as ESPN’s Curt Schilling Tweeted?
Earlier this week, ESPN commentator and world religions expert Curt Schilling got suspended for a…
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Did the Church Create or Co-Opt Human Rights?
After Ireland made history in May 2015 by becoming the first country to legalize same-sex…
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Teaching Plato in Palestine: Can Philosophy Save Us From Our Differences?
Imagine, for a moment, if, during the tense final hours of the recently concluded negotiations…
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The Problem with AMC’s Sci-Fi Hit Humans
The following essay contains some minor spoilers. – eds. Imagine a world where robots look,…
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SoulCycle Looks to Sell its Soul
Since its inception in 2006, SoulCycle has done two things really, really well. First of…
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Why it (Still) Makes Little Sense to Call ISIS Islamic
Last week, The New York Times’ Rukmini Callimachi published “A Theology of Rape,” a report as important…
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Racial Justice Will Be Top Priority for New Prez of the United Church of Christ
A conversation with the Rev. John Dorhauer, incoming president of the United Church of Christ.
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Arrests Made in Murders of Atheist Bloggers in Bangladesh, But Int’l Response to Violence Remains Anemic
Authorities in Bangladesh announced yesterday that three men suspected of the brutal machete murders of…
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Toward a More Inclusive Islam
An item in this week’s LGBT Global Roundup about the struggle to recognize marginalized pro-LGBT voices in…
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