Survival of the CrossFittest: After a Schism Over Racism Can the Fitness Empire Shed its Culture of Whiteness?
This weekend, Oct. 23-25th, marks the end of the 2020 CrossFit Games season, with ten…
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Holey Holey Holey: The Problem with a New Study Valuing Religion at $1.2 Trillion Per Year
Does religious activity really account for 7 percent of the U.S. GDP?
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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga
Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations…
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“Paleo” is More Than a Fad Diet: Boyd Eaton’s Plan to Return to Eden
Thirty years ago, S. Boyd Eaton laid out the foundation for the Paleo diet in…
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In Praise of Failure: Is Defining Religion Such a Good Idea?
Recently, the New York Times’ religion writer appeared to throw up his hands in despair at…
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Is It the Job of Religion Journalists to Define “Religion”?
Weighing in on historian Damon Linker’s suggestion that the Times’ Mark Oppenheimer has just written himself out of a job.
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Mister Rogers’ Radical Pacifist Neighborhood
Michael Long’s new book, Peaceful Neighbor, dares to place Mister Rogers in his social, historical, and political context.
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