Egyptian President Al-Sisi is a Dictator, Not a Reformer of Islam
It’s ironic that a number of (mostly right wing) commentators have been invoking the ideals of freedom…
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Snake-Handlers, False Messiahs, and a Few Great Souls: 14 Who Died in 2014
No other end-of-year list can hope to offer such profound juxtapositions: a groundbreaking female Mennonite…
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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.
Read MoreRev Raphael Warnock: If Churches Aren’t in Trouble With Power, They’re Probably in Bed With It
In a powerful NPR segment (listen below) on whether the Black Church still matters, Michel Martin…
Read MoreWhy I Will Not Submit to Arrest, Or, the Problem With Moral Mondays
Here in my beloved South, the main characters in our political drama are still men,…
Read MoreVincent Harding, 1931-2014 – An Appreciation
My heart skipped a beat when I spotted Vincent Harding’s obituary in the New York Times. I only…
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“Ex-Gay” Gospel Star Donnie McClurkin and the Decline of Public Theology
Last week there was a flurry of controversy over the public disinviting of gospel star Donnie Mclurkin to a DC celebration of in advance of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The mayor’s…
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50 Years After ‘Dream’ It’s Time For Black Churches To Lead on LGBT
Here’s an idea for black churches: be justice churches.
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The Birmingham Church Bombing: How Will We Remember?
How do we balance King’s dream with McNair’s nightmare in our supposedly post-racial and now-digital age? We still live in a country of freedom dreams and violent nightmares.