Pope Francis’ Concern for Jews is Genuine — But Until This Doctrine is Abolished He’ll Have Trouble Convincing Them
The hot water into which Pope Francis has put himself regarding his Jewish friends continues…
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A Love Letter to #Exvangelicals and Those Deconstructing Their Toxic Faith
I’m astounded by people who have the intellectual honesty, courage, and fortitude to examine their…
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The Meaning of Make Believe (Why Religion Doesn’t Have to Be “Real”)
When I was in fifth or sixth grade my father bought me a King James…
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Krapp’s Last Tweet: The Rise (and Fall?) of Privilege in the Digital Economy
This fall marked the third anniversary of a record-breaking event—and one that serves well as…
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7 Women Scholars On the Gender Divide in Religious Studies, the Power of Mentors, and Leading While Female
This weekend, downtown Atlanta is entirely overrun by scholars of religion. Thousands have gathered for the…
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“Who Is This God?”: The Controversial Sequel to the Jesus Seminar
Perhaps, like me, you’re the right age and religious sensibility to have worn a WWJD…
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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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Obama, MLK, Not “Nice” Enough to Moderates?
Last fall, Wall Street Journal editorialists such as Peggy Noonan and Karl Rove were full of confident predictions about the election. Rove had his polls, Noonan her “vibrations,” each telling them of the near surety of a Romney victory.
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The Mother of Christian Feminist Ethics, Beverly Wildung Harrison: 1932–2012
On December 15, 2012 we lost a giant in the field of intellectual reflection on religion and social justice. I speak of Beverly Wildung Harrison, longtime professor of social ethics and feminist theory at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
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Reasons to cheer—and possibly fear.
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