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Archive, Culture, Remapping American Christianities, StoriesMarch 23, 2016

The Revolutionary Spirituality of ‘Hamilton’

By Leah Pannell

Last month, the Broadway cast of Hamilton dazzled with a live Grammy performance, and last…

Archive, Culture, Remapping American ChristianitiesJanuary 6, 2016

An Art of Flesh and Blood: Remembering Disability Activist Rev. Rick Curry

By Gregory Mozgala

Jesuit Reverend Rick Curry died in late December at age 72 after an extended illness….

Culture, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 22, 2009

Jesus, Please Take Away These Feelings

By Nick Street

A play about gay teens steps outside the box, sparks a loud clamor in religious media, and rankles an archbishop.

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"Authoritarians and fascists don’t have a majority in the U.S., but with the Big Lie, conservatives have found a myth, a stab-in-the-back-myth, which serves directly as a tool of demonization and mobilization," writes @ardenthistorian: https://t.co/jy3zkvX2vb

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"In order for the center-left to attract the soft right to join its movement, discussion about the Occupation must be muted, or excluded,"writes Shaul Magid. "In a sense, the Occupation is essentially sacrificed for the larger cause of Jewish democracy." https://t.co/KcYJGvgq2s

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