“Own Your Heresy”: The Argument Over Who Gets to Do Public Theology Takes a Sharp Turn
The topic of Ross Douthat’s Erasmus Lecture for First Things magazine this week was “The Crisis of Conservative Catholicism,”…
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3 Takeaways from #Easter2015
Easter is the most Rocky-like story in the Christian canon. There’s blood, a sudden reversal, and…
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Church Synod Recap: Micromanaging the Morals of Others
Changes in tone are no substitute for changes in substance.
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Talking Justice on Twitter: “We Are Breaking Down Barriers”
“As a Muslim Bangladeshi, social media has transported me across the world…”
Read MoreR.I. Christians Tweet Atheist Intolerance Like it’s 1663
‘You are a heathen with a place reserved for you in hell. Christ is risen! HALLELUJAH! Amen.’
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Scope Bacon, Twttr Hoaxes & Joel Osteen’s Big Reveal
In the wake of a series of high-profile April Fool’s pranks and a hoax at the expense of mega-preacher Joel Osteen, the question remains: what makes us believe in bacon-flavored mouthwash, a Martian invasion, or the renunciation of faith by one of the world’s most famous Christians?
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#PrayForBoston: Prayer as a Meme
So far as I can tell, nothing in our language or in our collective practice, digital or otherwise, holds space for such moments of spiritual pause, however secularized that spirituality might be.
Read MorePreachers’ Daughters Episode 4: Victoria Apologizes, Olivia is Embarrassed, and Taylor Dances Around in Silly Underpants
“I set it down like it’s warm,” LOL.
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Preachers’ Daughters, Episode One: Viewer Discretion Advised
Blogging Lifetime’s new docu-soap, “unsuitable language” and all.
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The Papal Prayer Machine
With Twitter, there is just the right mix of calculable dissemination and mystery. You know who has retweeted or favorited your prayer, but what of the followers of the followers of the followers who follow you who did not retweet or favorite but may have read and been affected by your prayer?
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