A Theology of Anger: Forgiveness For White Supremacy Derails Action and Alienates Young Black Activists
Just a day after the massacre in the historic Emanuel AME Church of Charleston, the son of…
Read MoreRemapping American Christianities
This initiative aimed to take a fresh look at Christianity’s increasingly diverse expression in the United States. As the monochromatic paradigm of American Christianity fades, this initiative explored how people came together in new ways to express their beliefs, effect social justice, and find community in structures we may not yet recognize as “church.”
The Benedict Opt-Out: Why Christian Self-Isolation Won’t Work
In a much talked-about Op-Ed in Time last week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s…
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Anti-Gay Evangelicalism is the Norm: A Less Rosy Take on the Evangelical “Tipping Point”
“I held my tongue as she told me, ‘Son, fear is the heart of love.’…
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Dylann Roof Was Wrong: The Race War Isn’t Coming, It’s Here
Not everyone has achieved their whiteness. Some cannot achieve it. Others do not want to attain it, and some live in constant frustration in their failure to secure it.
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The Accidental Worshiper: Following the Music
This is the first in a series—part of an ongoing RD initiative focused on the changing face…
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Data-Mining Denominations: Same-Sex Marriage Edition
We’re running out of Mondays before the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the…
Read MoreWhite and Latino Catholics “Living in Different Worlds” On Climate Change
Ahead of Pope Francis’s highly anticipated encyclical on the environment, due out Thursday, Public Religion…
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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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