Religion Dispatches
Does Christianity have any workable teachings for an age of global concerns? Were Jesus to return on this 40th anniversary of the moon landing to preach a “Sermon on the Moon,” “Consider the lilies” would become “consider the ecosystem,” and a “house built upon sand” would be, well, just about any house built on any shoreline in the world.
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Already distrustful of outside experts, be they members of the education system or leaders of traditional denominations, Quiverfull followers are increasingly eschewing the medical establishment, opting to leave childbirth to God. The recent death of a newborn, however, exposes a growing rift between the most zealous opponents of intervention and those open to some assistance.
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In the wake of a terrifying and unexpected mauling by a chimpanzee, some have rushed to blame Darwin for putatively implying that they should behave just like us. But we’re just as close to another chimp whose behavior is markedly different from this bellicose cousin.
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With the success of We Believe Ohio et al., progressive religious voices are breaking through…
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A new book on the Scopes “Monkey Trial” reveals history through people, images, and good old soap opera.
Read MoreA standard misconception of the religious right is to privilege sexual “sins” over the sin of, say, a lack of economic justice for women. A story from Genesis 38 retold…
Read MoreA surgeon explains how traditional Navajo healing modalities can inform medical practice.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author tangles with one of the most fraught questions of the day: “The danger for science is that, if forced to choose between God or evolution, most Americans will choose God.”
Read MoreCremation is increasingly acceptable to Jews but is it as ecologically friendly as we’re led to believe?
Read MoreIn some states the law protects parents who rely on faith healing even when the refusal of medical care leads to tragedy.
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