The ‘Charlie Charlie Challenge’ and Teenage Yearning for Supernatural Encounters
In May, four girls at a Colombian high school experienced a supernatural encounter so profound…
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The Religious Roots of American Environmentalism
What do the Mad Max franchise, protests of the Keystone pipeline, and the idolization of…
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What Should Truly Disturb Us About Game of Thrones’ Child Sacrifice
Stannis Baratheon is not new. Like many viewers, I was sickened by his choice to…
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Why Tony Campolo’s LGBTQ Reversal is Evangelicalism’s Tipping Point
That crashing sound you heard Monday morning was waves of change breaching the levees of the evangelical…
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Dear Hollywood, It’s Time to Start Making Films about Real Black Catholic Nuns
When news of Disney’s plan to reboot its wildly successful Sister Act franchise broke last week, media and…
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Seattle ‘CultureMaker’ Nathan Marion: We Need New Abbeys in America to Foster Community, Arts
Editor’s Note: Among the trends that bear watching throughout America’s evolving Christian landscapes is a holistic rethinking…
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The Glorious, Ethnically-Challenged, Sisterhood of Spy
Stereotypes aren’t the only things that explode.
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Protesting the Pope’s (Not Yet Released) Environmental Encyclical? Check Your Doctrine
Observers expect that Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical—supposedly titled Laudatio sii, or “Praised Be”—will be released…
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Faith in the Future is No Faith at All: Disney’s Weak Theology
For a film inspired by a Disney theme-park subdivision, Tomorrowland has a lot more going…
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Céad Mile Fáilte: Open Hearts, Shifting Power Paradigms, and the Irish Same-Sex Referendum
Ireland is the most beautiful paradox. We have a centuries-long tradition of hospitality to the…
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