Peter Berger, Sociology’s Defender of God (1929-2017)
Years ago when I was co-directing the Berkeley-Harvard program in comparative religion our conference in…
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The Religious Origins of Fake News and ‘Alternative Facts’
What looks at first like Republican gullibility is really Fundamentalism’s century-long battle with expert knowledge.
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It wasn’t Christianity that helped make Republican voters more likely to be duped, but susceptibility to fake news has its particular historical origin in Christian fundamentalism.
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Is It Immoral to Believe in Miracles?
Whether it’s the Christmas miracle, the dreidel proclaiming that “a great miracle happened there,” or Saturday Night Live poking fun at the miracle narrative, ’tis the season for miracle mentions to become commonplace.
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ABC’s Hit Sitcom Black-ish Does God, Pushes Theological Respectability
ABC’s black-ish dismantles narrow depictions of black religious life.
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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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The Case for Treating Near-Death Experiences Like Acid Trips
Heavenly jaunts aren’t the only kind of near-death experience.
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Welcome to the RNC’s Elmer Gantry Tent Revival
I took Trump as my savior; you take him too—NOT.
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Satanists Infiltrate a Ritual Abuse Conference in Oakland: Your Guide to What Happened and Why
In April, a group of Satanists infiltrated a conference for people who believe they’re the…
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Did Richard Dawkins Hand Creationists Their Next School Strategy?
Since the 1990s the Discovery Institute, a conservative think-tank, has tried to make it easier…
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