Not a Review of Would You Baptise an Extraterrestrial?
Asking how you reconcile faith and science is sort of like asking, ‘How do you reconcile being a scientist and a Detroit Lions fan?’
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“This is What Theology Looks Like”: Disrupting a Crucifying System
Protesters have taken to the streets this season to disrupt a system which perpetually declares black…
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Top Five Toxic Religion Stories of 2014
From religious violence to fear of contagion to economic and racial injustice: taking full measure of what we are up against.
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American Nuns and the Vatican: More Pain than Promise
Despite herculean efforts to make nice, the 12-page report and its presentation reinforce the Roman Catholic Church’s patriarchal power paradigm.
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6 Overlooked Takeaways From a Reviewer of Controversial Texas Textbooks
In September 2014, I found myself standing before a mostly hostile Texas State Board of…
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Updated: Was Adnan Syed Falsely Accused? RD’s Live-Tweet of Serial, the Final Episode
#RDSerial live-tweet starts at noon, EST on Thursday, Dec. 18th!
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Hide the Religion, Feature the Science: 60 Minutes Drops the Ball on Mindfulness
Anderson Cooper’s journey into mindfulness was featured on the latest episode of 60 Minutes, and it…
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Claiming Yoga for India
Modi’s recent efforts are mired in inaccurate myths of yoga’s static essence and Indian origin.
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Google-Phonics, Or, ‘What Is the Sound of a Thousand Tech Workers Meditating?’
Google’s mindfulness guru wants to “democratize enlightenment”—not through boots-on-the-ground activism, of course, but through a proliferation of wearable gadgets and prohibitively expensive mindfulness seminars.
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“Saving the Planet” Sounds Strangely Religious: A Response to Ivan Strenski
The ongoing debate regarding activism and the academy: climate change edition.
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