Sightings Articles

black and white image of large crowd at session of first parliament of world's religions

Parliament of World's Religions | religious pluralism | theology of brotherhood | ecumenism

Connection and Celebration at the World's Parliament of Religions

At the height of racism in the US and Western colonialism, the Parliament was one attempt to mitigate human division and the sectarian passions nurtured and released by religious certainty....

May 25, 2023
Rows of gray desks in a classroom

education | evolution | Critical Race Theory | cultural change

Public Education as Cultural Battleground

Attacks on public schools cannot be extricated today or historically from the use of religion as a unifying source of grievance and a particular vision of the nation fueled by an intense fear about cultural change....

March 16, 2023
Two figures holding candles against a backdrop of city lights

Martin Luther King Jr. | Nonviolence | Vigil

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Nonviolence

More than ever, Martin Luther King Jr.'s insistent critiques of the insidious and progressive nature of violence are relevant to our contemporary moment....

January 12, 2023
Crowd with hands raised in praise and illuminate by dark red light

Evangelicalism | racism | morality | tribalism

Moral Indignation and Reflections on Evangelicalism

The embrace of Herschel Walker by Georgia's white evangelicals reveals the betrayal of values once publicly espoused....

October 20, 2022