Sightings
Reporting and commenting on the role of religion in public life.
Summer Hiatus
A curated Sightings reading list for you during our summer break
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Summer Hiatus
By The EditorDear Readers, With the close of June comes our traditional summer…
June 30, 2021
A Year to Mask and Unmask
By William SchweikerTo note a truism: it has been a difficult, trying, sometimes…
June 28, 2021
Secular Music in Seven Lessons
By Matthew VanderpoelPopular music and media have long found themselves at the center of…
June 24, 2021
A Tale of Two Classrooms: Impressions of an Academic Year
By Richard A. RosengartenIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. To a notable…
June 21, 2021
Now Let Us Sing! Juneteenth 2021
By Johari JabirNow let us sing Sing til the power of the Lord come down Lift up your…
June 17, 2021
Think Again: Religion in the Wake of the Pandemic
By Cynthia G. LindnerA year ago, as COVID-19 was surging and the US death toll was rising,…
June 14, 2021
Loss and Continuation: Lessons from the Popol Vuh
By Alexus McLeodOver 600,000 people in the United States alone have died of Covid-19…
June 10, 2021
What Makes a Conflict "Religious"?
By Russell P. JohnsonA month ago, violence broke out at al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem…
June 7, 2021
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Through the eyes, ears, and keyboards of a diverse group of writers, Sightings displays a kaleidoscope of religious activity: a reflection of how religious currents are shaping and being shaped in the world.