Contending ModernitiesHow do scholars distinguish genocide? What does intentionality, defense, and the Holocaust have to do with it? The post Israel’s Genocidal Assault on Gaza: A Lecture with Raz Segal appeared first on Contending Modernities.
The Conversation‘Black Nativity’ may be different each time you see it − and that’s exactly what the playwright had in mind.
The ConversationThe Hanukkah story centers on rekindling the eternal light in the Temple, a symbol of God’s presence. Similarly, the Ner Tamid above the ark in synagogues is never supposed to go out.
Ancient Jew ReviewAs I learned more about the literature and history of my tradition, I found myself drawn to another important author, Narsai, and wondered whether someday a similarly accessible and instructive volume might be written about him. This project has...
Good Faith MediaAnyone who reads Alexei Navalny’s posthumously released memoir “Patriot” without connecting the dots between Vladimir Putin’s Russian and Donald Trump’s America is either not paying attention or didn’t learn to connect dots in preschool. The post...
Good Faith MediaAdvent reminds us that the Beloved Community is already in this big, wide world around us. Because of the birth of Jesus into the lowly manger, the Beloved Community is already in the lowly, humble people and the lowly, humble places around us....
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Barth NotesFrom the Guardian, 1 August: A 17-year-old boy accused of murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport can be named as Axel Rudakubana. … He will next appear at Liverpool crown court, on 25 October, and a provisional...
Feminism and Religion"This was originally posted on Dec. 12, 2023 I have a problem with the belief that Winter Solstice is primarily about celebrating ‘the coming of the light.’ This one – sided thinking negates the cross-cultural reality that this is a festival during...
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraAn assassination is still searching for its genre The post Mangione and Melodrama first appeared on ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera.