The Audacity of Melancholy: Race, Tragedy, and the Anguish of Progress
In this RD10Q, Joseph Winters explores a new interpretation of hope that makes space for black melancholy and vulnerability.
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Among the Problems with Trump’s Proposed Ban: Who is a Muslim?
Islamophobia is trending.
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Why We Need a Public Black Theology for the 21st Century
Black Christian public intellectuals are a vanishing group.
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New History Finally Recognizes Afro-Creole Spiritualists
To the Afro-Creole Spiritualists of New Orleans, spirits were important, raced bodies were not.
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Weeks After Turkey’s Failed Coup, Thousands Have Been Arrested Over a Book
The futures of tens of thousands of Turkish people still remain uncertain.
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How a Group of Catholic Pacifists Took on the Nuclear State
These activists have made headlines—and, in many cases, served prison sentences.
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Why Kaepernick’s Refusal to Stand Is an Act of Religious Dissent
The American flag represents the nation state as a sacred entity—it serves as symbol for the nation’s self-worship.
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Refusing the Monsters on Maple Street: A First-Person Commentary from the Mass Hysteria at JFK
The mainstream discourse in the West describes the “War on Terror” as a “geopolitical” mission….
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Should NASA Have Given $1.1 Million to a Theology Institute?
In 2014, NASA gave $1.1 million to the Center of Theological Inquiry, an independent institution…
Read MoreIndonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap
Pride celebrations continued this weekend, with major events in San Francisco, New York, and London,…
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