Religion Unplugged(OPINION) What we are witnessing is not politics or social protest. Not public policy or propaganda. It is virtue made visible. Peace practiced rather than pronounced. Compassion offered without condition or agenda. Perhaps we need to wait and...
Reading ReligionBy Evan Kuehn A recent biography of Charlemagne begins by stating that while it is not a novel, it is “a work of fiction all the same” (Johannes Fried, Charlemagne,... READ MORE The post Charlemagne and Religious Politics: Rethinking the...
Good Faith MediaThe decision to attend and record “man-on-the-street” interviews at MAGA rallies wasn’t a difficult one for Jordan Klepper. “Well, I got hired by The Daily Show, and Jon Stewart said, ‘You have to go to rallies,’” the comedian told an audience in...
The Domination ChroniclesPolitical Systems Work to Instill in the Populace a Well-Accepted Assumption that Its Form and Exercise of Power is Justified
Religion UnpluggedDelegates from 17 congregations of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America heard five hours of argument in a church outside of Pittsburgh on Jan. 24. They determined Samuel Ketcham, a self-described “race realist” who says white...
Contending ModernitiesIndigenous peoples articulate Land as part of an interconnected web of relations and responsibilities, a mode of relating that cannot be reconciled with the structural violence of modern nation-states. The post Weaponizing Indigeneity: Zionist...
Sowing the SeedAre you coming to the REL Strategy Group tomorrow? Friday at Noon Central, Dr. Leslie Dorrough Smith of Avila University compares the state of the field from the view of HigherEd administation and the professorate. Join other program leaders to...
Political TheologyMary is anti-polarizing and liberative while not collapsing difference or homogenizing identity. Latine theology has a word for that: mestizo/a/e Source
Religion UnpluggedOn Jan. 22, pastor Carlos Nzolameso received a call from a member of his congregation who was searching for a roommate. Evaristo Kalonji had not shown up to work. Several congregants also reached out to Nzolameso, concerned that Kalonji, an...
Religion UnpluggedAllen was a journalist who was a Catholic and an active Catholic who was a real journalist, and he fought to balance that equation in his daily reporting. His death on Jan. 22, after a long battle with cancer, left a strategic hole in Catholic...
Ancient Jew ReviewAnother apt turn of phrase for Boarding School Life is: “it is not a difficult job, but it is a demanding one.” But the benefits, in my mind, far outweigh the costs. If you really enjoy teaching, coaching, and mentoring excited and curious young...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) “Moses the Black” is a gritty, well-crafted independent film exploring faith, violence and redemption through a Chicago gang leader’s encounter with a historical saint. Anchored by strong performances and confident direction, it offers...
Good Faith MediaThe Oscars are about more than the fil The post For Your Consideration: Why Christians Should Care About the Academy Awards appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaMore than a third of Americans (37%) say they want more options to choose from when it comes to political parties, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The post Nearly Forty Percent of Americans Want More Than Two Political Parties,...
Good Faith MediaThe next time you hear the call to action, grab your whistle and step out into the eagerly waiting world. The post ‘Stamen and Salt’: In Memory of Renee Good appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Beyond the debate over who is polarized in the U.S., there’s an adjacent, and perhaps more critical, discussion I want to tackle today: What drives polarized views? There is ample reason to think that religiosity impacts views on...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: Word on the Street: Images in Solidarity and Resistance appeared first on April Online.
Canopy ForumReformist Prison Theology: God The Slave, God The Prisoner George Walters-Sleyon This essay is an adapted excerpt from the twelve chapter of George Walters-Sleyon’s book,The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two: Chattel Slavery to Penal Slavery in...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Over the past two decades, the concept of mindfulness has become hugely popular around the world. An increasingly ubiquitous part of society, it’s taught everywhere from workplaces and schools to sports programs and the military.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraTrend stories about rising religiosity are not supported by evidence The post There Is No Religious Revival first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsTrend stories about rising religiosity are not supported by evidence The post There Is No Religious Revival first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Political TheologyWe need to critique the fact that political theology has turned into ideology in Africa. Source
The ConversationMindfulness is taught everywhere, from schools to workplaces. But scientists define and measure it in very different ways. Here’s why that matters.
The ConversationPresident Donald Trump described a Dec. 25 airstrike on suspected insurgent camps as a ‘Christmas present’ from the US. Many in Nigeria are not viewing it as such.
Religion UnpluggedAn affidavit describes how protesters disrupted a Jan. 18 service at Minneapolis’ Cities Church, frightening worshippers, blocking parents from children, and forcing families to flee. Federal agents say organizers targeted the church over...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” comes out. This film functions less as a fourth sequel to “28 Days Later” and more as a direct one to “28 Years Later,” following the events from that film. In a shift, “The Bone Temple” makes the...
Good Faith MediaDeconstruction matters, but it cannot be the end of the story. The work of liberation is not only critique—it is creation. The post Everybody’s In, Nobody’s Out: The Progressive Christian Commitment to Inclusive Community appeared first on Good...
Good Faith MediaSet to break ground this summer, the Adams Center for Music at Gordon College will offer a state-of-the-art and “world-class performance hall,” expanding the The post ‘More Than a Building’: Gordon College Announces Adam Center for Music appeared...
Good Faith MediaMy pastoral service—the choices I’ve made and those that were made for me—has, despite the hardships, helped keep me tethered to Christ. The post What If It Never Makes Sense?: One Pastor’s Unconventional Journey appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion UnpluggedWhen the Pew Research Center asked Mainers what religions they followed, the most common answer wasn’t Catholicism or Evangelical Protestantism. It was “nothing in particular.” But there’s more to the story.
Religion in United States HistoryFrom friend of the stack Adam Brett
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA meditation on distance, meaning, and a lonely planet The post This Blue Marble, Lost in Space first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsA meditation on distance, meaning, and a lonely planet The post This Blue Marble, Lost in Space first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
The ConversationAugustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who presented themselves as white.
Political TheologyWe asked a diverse array of scholars to share their reflections on Walter Benjamin and the role that theology plays in his thought, as well as the strengths and limitations of his approach to theology at various stages of his work. Source
ReligionProfI had grandiose ideas about what I might do to offer some music in connection with the release of my book Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith. Having offered some piano music on Spotify, I thought maybe I could redo all the major...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaWhite Christian nationalism tells a dramatic, attention-grabbing story. The post ICE and the Unsurprising Worship of Violence Within White Christian Nationalism appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Good Faith MediaFrom Bull Connor’s Birmingham to today’s ICE raids, a reflection on history’s rhyme—and whether public conscience can still say, “We can’t have this.” The post Is ICE Having Its Bull Connor Moment? appeared first on Good Faith Media.
The Domination ChroniclesEpisode 011 of Domination Chronicles
Good Faith MediaChristian MAGA influencers Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham reveal mounting anxiety as they attempt to shape immigration narratives after the killing of Alex Pretti and public scrutiny of ICE. The post Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham are...
Studying Religion in CultureIf you’ve been in HigherEd for any length of time, then you’ve probably shaken your fist about the wrongness of an impactful decision made somewhere above your pay grade. Be frustrated! You know your experience... But how do we take that...
