Sightings
Reporting and commenting on the role of religion in public life.
Is Israel Practicing Apartheid? American Churches Join the Conversation
A public debate is growing about the State of Israel’s more than fifty-year occupation of Palestinian territory: American Christian organizations are…
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Getting Serious about Legally Blonde
By Russell P. JohnsonI teach courses about religious ethics and film, focusing on how…
May 9, 2022
Is Israel Practicing Apartheid? American Churches Join the Conversation
By Jeff WrightOver the past year, there has been a growing public debate about the…
May 5, 2022
Evangelical Critics Are Turning Red
By Michael BaysaTurning Red, an animated Pixar movie released on Disney Plus earlier…
April 22, 2022
Rare Convergences and Sacred Calendars
By William SchweikerThis week, three major religious traditions celebrate and commemorate…
April 20, 2022
Sunday Politics in Georgia: Punting on Historical Reckoning
By Brian KaylorAs Sen. Raphael Warnock seeks reelection this year in Georgia, the…
April 12, 2022
The Return of Franz Bibfeldt
By Richard A. RosengartenA Note From the Editors: Protests from Bibfeldtians – from the…
April 6, 2022
On Kinship, Collective Memory, and Ukraine
By Doren SnoekIn the runup to the unjust war against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin…
March 29, 2022
Why Believe in Democracy? What Martin Luther King Jr. and Volodymyr Zelensky Have to Teach Us
By Derek BuyanRussia continues to drop bombs on the people of Ukraine. The already…
March 29, 2022
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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.