Feminism and Religion"I was invited to be on a panel for the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) in San Francisco this past March for a new book by Amin Ghaziani, Long Live Queer Night life (Princeton University Press, 2024). Since I wrote Baby, You Are My Religion –...
Religion UnpluggedA small Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina, is facing possible closure if it doesn’t obtain immediate financial support of $6 million. Limestone University, founded as a nondenominational Christian women’s college in 1845, is facing...
Religion UnpluggedThe Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur and storied past make it one of the most...
ReligionProf“God of light” sounds like such a positive character, and yet the opponent the Doctor faces in “Lux” is anything but bright and sunny, at least as far as his personality is concerned. I will get back to the first episode of this season, “The Robot...
Religion News Service(RNS) — A conference this month brought together descendants of Jewish families who surrendered their silver heirlooms as part of the Nazi party’s ‘silver levy,’ or ‘Silberzwangsabgabe.’ The post The Nazis extorted Jewish families’ silver. Their...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people than any modern pope. The post Welcoming the outsider, Pope Francis brought us back to heart of Christianity appeared...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Some reports suggest Target has seen decreases in foot traffic during the same period as the boycotts. The post Black church leader says Target boycott won’t ease until DEI programs return appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) – ‘He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a transparent person – for better or for worse. A real person,’ said the street artist Maupal. The post Pope Francis leaves a...
Religion News Service(RNS) — An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm. The post Scholarly and artistic swerves from Scripture don’t change the truth of the cross appeared first on RNS.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will have plenty more to do. The post Pastor to the poor, Pope Francis was a ruthless reformer of the Vatican’s finances...
Canopy ForumImage by David Geitgey Sierralupe on Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0) The United States has a policing problem. American police have killed over 1,000 people each year for the past decade and kill at a far higher rate than police in any other wealthy...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Why are there so few references to the Holocaust in popular music? The post 80 years later, we still lack pop music remembering the Holocaust appeared first on RNS.
Religion News ServicePILSEN, Kan. (RNS and NPR) — Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The road ahead is long, but it could bring big changes to his small hometown. The post A small town...
Religion News ServiceIn a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation’s history via a “divisive, race-centered ideology.” The post Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump’s...
The ConversationSome patients with a terminal illness seem to be able to ‘hold on’ until after an anticipated holiday or event. This might be less about staying positive and more about being supported in your goals.
Religion UnpluggedMore than 240 Christians were massacred in attacks on villages in Plateau and Benue states during Lent and Easter, some as they worshiped, news agencies and religious liberty advocates reported.
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Truth is, many parishes in Europe are growing. But others are dying. As one theologian noted in a 1969 German radio interview, Catholicism was entering a time of painful decline in the modern world. But that was not the end of the...
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Good Faith MediaAs the basin caught the dirty drops falling into it, I asked God to keep my hands from washing away the memory of what took place at that moment. The post Hands and Feet appeared first on Good Faith Media.
Religion UnpluggedMessianic apologist Michael Brown engaged in “sexually abusive misconduct” with one young woman and an “inappropriate relationship” with a second married woman in the early 2000s, a third-party investigative report by Firefly has found.
Good Faith MediaThe personal experience of God’s love in Christ, transcending this present world, can ground courage in the face of trauma. But it can also yield an isolating individualism, which makes membership in the Body of Christ all the more important. The...
Good Faith MediaI found it ridiculous that the Board of Regents, which at the time consisted only of men, cited the belief that drag performances are “demeaning to women” as their primary justification for the resolution. The post After Lift on Ban, Texas A&M’s...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Canadians are roused by the U.S. president's musings on Canada as America's 51st state and driven apoplectic by his imposition of tariffs on the country. Canada is also a very secular country, but Trump's asseverations have...
PaleoJudaicia Feminism and Religion"Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867, to sharecroppers who had been slaves before the American Civil War. Sarah married at age fourteen. Six years later Sarah was a widow with a daughter. For income, Sarah did laundry and cooked. In...
Religion News ServicePope Francis was a man of the people. Will the next pope be? The post Succession, Vatican Style and the Legacy of Pope Francis + Claire Giangravé appeared first on RNS.
Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) The end of winter in New York sometimes feels rife with melancholy. A few spring days taunt with the warmth and new life to come, but the city is still plagued by the dregs of winter. The only appropriate response, if that melancholy...
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Kaya McCluskey. Two cultures collided in my home of origin. Growing up, I experienced Catholic Mexican family members depending on the collective. It felt wrong not to include the whole family at every gathering, not to mention heaven. On the...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraHow Francis improved my Protestant ministry The post Papal Envy first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsHow Francis improved my Protestant ministry The post Papal Envy first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion UnpluggedZeev Buium took the ice on Sunday for the Minnesota Wild, becoming the first NHL player born to Israeli parents and one of more than a dozen Jewish players to feature in a game this season. He might also be the first in the league with a tattoo...
Religion UnpluggedOver the coming days, tens of thousands of people are expected to pass through St. Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. His funeral Mass is scheduled for Saturday.
Du Mez CONNECTIONSThere’s a reason this administration has started off targeting immigrants.
Religion UnpluggedEl escritor peruano Mario Vargas Llosa, laureado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 2010, falleció en Lima el 13 de abril. Críticos y seguidores han dedicado los últimos días y semanas a analizar la obra y el legado de este renombrado...
Good Faith MediaToday, I remember Pope Francis as a man who took poverty seriously—not just as a spiritual concept or a posture of the soul, but in its full physical, social and political reality. The post On the Power of Dirty Clothes: Learning about Poverty from...
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Good Faith MediaEditor’s Note: This spring, Good Faith Media created a new website to reflect our commitment to easily accessible and visually appealing content. To ensure the new format runs smoothly, we moved decades of Ethics Daily and Good Faith Media articles...
Feminism and Religion"As we move deeper and deeper into full autocratic rule, the timeless themes found in mythology help me find my way. My first thought for these days was of Pandora, whose story in the myth of Pandora’s Box serves as a powerful metaphor for the...
Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in AotearoaWe turned Dismantling the Doctrine into a game!
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post A Review of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior appeared first on April Online.
An und für sichFor many years, I have been using my Amazon Wish List as a vast “to-read” list — including recommendations, books of which I’ve read interesting reviews, books I want to remember for my research, etc., etc. (I very rarely actually buy the book from...
Ancient Jew Review“This book plunges us deep into the social relationships that made the production of rabbinic expertise possible. Weaving together accounts of tangible material support with sites of contact between rabbis and other people, I explore how...
Political TheologyAs pets, animals are care workers, giving solace to lonely humans. In none of these economic spheres are animals passive tools. Like human working classes, animal workers also constantly resist and rebel. Source
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraScience-fictional notes on the “abundance” agenda The post Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Strangers in a Strange Land first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsScience-fictional notes on the “abundance” agenda The post Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Strangers in a Strange Land first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Political TheologyThis reading of Thomas’s story, for me, is a powerful reminder that faith is not a straight line from doubt to belief. It is a complex journey through relationship, rupture, and repair. From the perspective of self-psychology, Thomas represents not...