Religion Unplugged(REVIEW) The fifth season premiere is great, and the best opener to a “The Chosen” season yet. Everything good about the series is here, and most of the weaknesses I’ve critiqued over the past four seasons are all but absent. This latest...
Religion News Service(RNS) — In Phoenix, a group of Seventh-day Adventists hopes to tap into the rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make America healthy again by promoting their faith’s ideas on how to eat right. The post Can MAGA, MAHA and Adventists make America...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Orthodox Judaism, both in the United States and Israel, has typically espoused a right-wing political orientation and unconditional support for Israel. These Jews beg to differ. The post A group of modern Orthodox Jews is hosting a...
Religion News Service(RNS) — In Paul Bramadat’s upcoming book, ‘Yogalands: In Search of Practice on the Mat and in the World,’ he shares how modern yoga as we know it intersects with spirituality, identity and power. The post In ‘Yogalands,’ religion scholar discusses...
Religion News Service(RNS) — ‘In my mind, I was in a quiet, peaceful, serene, white-enveloped, cloud-enveloped space,’ he told NBC’s ‘Today’ show, of the experience that brought him close to death. The post T.D. Jakes discloses ‘massive heart attack’ as cause of...
Religion News Service(RNS) — There are countless actions we can take to uphold our democracy. The post A springtime for moral courage appeared first on RNS.
Religion Unplugged(OPINION) The international conversation about Gaza has long circled the same grim question: What would it take for the population to rise up against Hamas? We just might have the beginnings of a response: The resumption of war, after Israel...
Religion News Service(RNS) — Almost half of Jewish women surveyed said their experience in rabbinical court for a divorce harmed their mental health. The post New survey explores challenges women face in Jewish divorce system appeared first on RNS.
Canopy ForumThe Village Lawyer by Pieter Brueghel (US-PD). The following essay is reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal Derecho en Sociedad, a biannual electronic publication that is free and open access. See other essays in...
The Domination ChroniclesHow Sacred Native Spaces Became Gated and Commercial Places
Religion News Service(The Conversation) — Several libraries in the ancient world blended learning and books with memorials to their sponsors. The post From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies appeared first on RNS.
Du Mez CONNECTIONSTaking stock of where we are
Religion News Service(RNS) — Today’s advocates think there’s good reason to believe it will happen. The post Why not post the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom? appeared first on RNS.
Political TheologyThe Political Theology Network is hosting our fifth in-person conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN, from October 23-26, 2025. See details below! Source
Ancient Jew Review“What does a human look like? What does a raven look like? What happens when you look at them for long enough to see something like yourself? And then you look even longer? –and there is something about being asked to attend to these things that...
The ConversationA scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraA Prosperity Gospel pastor leads by example with an app built to dominate the religious market The post Tithe Empire first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsA Prosperity Gospel pastor leads by example with an app built to dominate the religious market The post Tithe Empire first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedConditions in Afghanistan and India continued to deteriorate and remained poor in Nigeria and Vietnam, USCIRF commissioners said March 25 in its 2025 Report on International Religious Freedom, calling out countries where Christian minorities...
Good Faith MediaIt's good for me to step away and detach when possible—hoping with every fiber of my being that something good is left in the world. I'm here to remind you to find and string those moments together. For me, this most often occurs around a lacquered...
Good Faith MediaIn March 2023, half (50%) of all those surveyed said they supported the removal of TikTok from devices operating in the country. In the most recent survey, taken between February 24 and March 2, 2025, support for the ban fell to 33%. The post...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Clergy need to grasp that smartphones are raising moral and spiritual questions they cannot avoid. Postponing complex and even controversial discussions of these digital dilemmas will not make the problems disappear.
Good Faith MediaBelief Behind the Book gives readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the beliefs—or what I call “the WHY”—behind books written by progressive spiritual leaders. The post Belief Behind the Book | “Dismantled” by Lynn Horan appeared first on Good...
Religion Unplugged(ANALYSIS) Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most compelling aspects of Japanese anime is its ability to merge...
Religion News ServiceKatelyn and Roxy are joined by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the allure of the supernatural, the dangers of syncretism and why religion is the rational choice. The post A Ross Douthat Guide to Fairies, UFOs … and Church appeared...
Bible For Normal People BlogIn Episode 3 of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke explore the “loopholes” that allowed women to serve in ministry within the Southern Baptist Convention... The post Episode 3 – Loopholes appeared first on The Bible...
Religion UnpluggedIn many countries around the world, a fifth or more of adults have left the religious group in which they were raised. Christianity and Buddhism have experienced large losses from this “religious switching,” while rising numbers of adults have...
White Too LongPlus, a tribute to my agent Roger Freet and appreciation for our fellow citizens who are federal worker.
Religion News Service(RNS) — Christians are hiding due to threats from both warring factions of Sudan’s military government. The post Sudanese Christians pray in secret, plead for end to war and religious attacks appeared first on RNS.
Popular Culture And TheologyVolume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: May 15, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: September 15, 2025 C.S. Lewis has captured the imagination of twentieth-century readers by presenting a resonating, approachable Christianity that...
Religion UnpluggedNearly half of the congregations that have been associated with a “Network” of churches overseen by Pastor Steve Morgan have either publicly announced their departure or removed any reference to the network from their websites.
Ancient Jew Review“Critical to this argument, and worthy of further reflection, is Rafael’s deployment of their own artistic practice to communicate their book’s ideas and to produce a meta-argument about history and method that develops alongside the text, and...
Religion UnpluggedSalem Media Group’s 2024 annual report signals a major financial comeback for the Christian world’s only publicly traded media company. The California-based firm made bold financial moves in 2024, drastically improving its bottom line after a...
An und für sich[Editor’s note: While preparing for my frequent course “Deals With the Devil,” which centers on the Faust theme, I discovered that one of my favorite filmmakers, Éric Rohmer, wrote a doctoral dissertation on F.W. Murnau’s silent film Faust. To...
Contending ModernitiesLikening Hamas to Amalek is self-serving. It is as if saying, "we are good people who can act badly, but they are simply evil." The post Amalek, Hamas, and Kant: Thoughts on Evil in the Time of War appeared first on Contending Modernities.
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraThe movement to exonerate convicted witches is a good one The post Fly Free first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
Religion and PoliticsThe movement to exonerate convicted witches is a good one The post Fly Free first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.
PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia PaleoJudaicia Religion UnpluggedAmerican men have outpaced women in church attendance, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, created in partnership with Gloo. Women had outpaced men...
Religion UnpluggedSeminary enrollment is up, according to data collected by the Association of Theological Schools, an accrediting agency for seminaries. For more than three decades, ATS has been releasing its annual data about what is happening in the world of...
Good Faith MediaThe demonization of SNAP recipients is nothing new, and complaints about eligible benefit purchases are only one element of the generations-long strategy to weaken or eliminate the program. Also, the attacks have been bipartisan. The post New...
Good Faith MediaOne of my favorite elements of my language history is the vocabulary of movie quotes my dad and I share. Now that we live in different states, this is even more meaningful. It reminds me that we both value the time and space we have shared. The...
Good Faith MediaEarlier this month, the U.S. president announced a ban on “illegal” protests on college and university campuses, threatening to cut funding to any university that allows them. Despite the threat, college students nationwide are engaging in...
The Domination ChroniclesAn Original Nations' View-from-the-Shore
American Indian Law AllianceEnglish | Español | Français | Russian . English Indigenous Craft Fair We invite everyone to visit the Indigenous Peoples Craft Fair on Wednesday April 23, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the Second Floor of the Church… The post Announcing the...
American Indian Law AllianceEnglish | Español | Français | Russian English Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus (GIPC) Invitation Dear Relatives, We invite you to join us on the 19-20 April 2025 from 9:00 AM––3:00 PM on the Second Floor of the Church Center of… The post...
American Indian Law AllianceEnglish | Español | Français | Russian Download Flyer EN , ES , FR , RU Global Indigenous Women’s Caucus Invitation Dear Sisters, We invite you to join us on 18 April 2025 from 9:00 AM––3:00 PM on the Fifth… The post Announcing the 2025 Global...