The Promise of Immortality in a Tech-Enhanced Heaven
Talking transhumanism with R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell.
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An American Muslim Responds to Muslim Orgs Questioning Armenian Genocide
You lose your keys, because you misplace them. If someone takes your keys, then they’re stealing from you.
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Women’s Equality in the Church is No Longer Negotiable
It Is not the nuns’ problem, but everyone’s.
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The Man in the Red Dress: My Unlikely Friendship with Cardinal Francis George
From my vantage point across the aisle and a few rows back, I studied Cardinal…
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Mile-High Identity Politics: What We Can Learn From the Same-Sex Seating Controversy
For whom may the personal be political, and how?
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The Americans Season Finale: Teach Your Parents Well
Television’s best show explores faith, family ,identity, and the spectre of Reagan’s ‘evil empire’
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Elephant Orphans and Ecological Spiritualities: An Earth Day Reflection
It is a mild Kenyan day. With temperatures in the 70s, I smile with some Lutheran guilt because I know I am missing the worst of Minnesota’s frosty brunt of the so-called “polar vortex” (climate change in action). At this moment, instead of curling up with blankets…
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Confront Death by Avoiding Fritos: The Gluten Lie, Fad Diets, & Foodie Faith
Strap on your Fitbit and shop at Whole Foods instead of, you know, sitting down and thinking about how to be a good person.
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YOU Are Spiritual But Not Religious: The Secret Spiritual History of the Choose Your Own Adventure Books
The decision comes on page 8. The sound of screaming is coming from behind a…
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The Invention of a Corporate Christian America
According to author Kevin Kruse, the idea that America is a “Christian nation” was invented…
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