Sightings
Reporting and commenting on the role of religion in public life.
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Reckoning with Re-education: Christianity’s Role in Native American Boarding Schools
By Mark M. LambertLast month the United States Department of the Interior published the…
July 6, 2022
Weary (and Wary) of Decisions, Opinions, and Polemics? Religious Wisdom Would Like a Word
By Cynthia G. LindnerWhen Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the newest Supreme…
July 1, 2022
Bad Faith History: The End of Roe v. Wade and The Supreme Court’s Myth about Abortion in the United States
By Emily D. CrewsLast week, The United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Dobbs…
July 1, 2022
Duty! Thou Sublime and Mighty Name
By William Schweiker§1 The Christian ethicist Paul Ramsey reportedly said that social…
June 28, 2022
Jihad Against Capitalism: FNKSDA and the Islamic Eco-socialist Movement in Indonesia
By Sawyer Martin FrenchThis May, Muslim environmental activists from across Indonesia…
June 22, 2022
Human Goods, Environmental Evils
By David BarrAll attempts to change the world assume – consciously or…
June 16, 2022
Thoughts and Prayers
By Russell P. JohnsonWhen there is a mass shooting in the United States, public discourse…
June 8, 2022
Centering Lay Leaders in Faith Communities
By Rabbi Joshua Stanton and Rabbi Benjamin SprattAmerican Jews no longer look to rabbis for moral guidance. The center…
June 1, 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.