Sightings Articles
The Sandman and Decolonializing Hope
The critically acclaimed Netflix show The Sandman addresses the transformational power of hope and imagination....
November 29, 2022
Misdiagnosing Jewish Loyalty
In literature and social media, people have written about Jews to draw boundaries between "in" and "out."...
November 17, 2022
Religion, Politics, and Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Fall from Grace
Hulu's new documentary about the Falwell family sheds light on entanglements of religion and politics and has important implications for the current moment....
November 11, 2022
Mary Douglas and the Ritual of Halloween
Halloween typifies the kinds of symbolic rituals present in our fragmented experience of modern life....
October 31, 2022
Encountering Marion: Notes from a Conversation with David Tracy
Next week's conference in honor of Jean-Luc Marion prompts reflection on the French scholar's career....
October 27, 2022
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
(Not) Doing It for the Money
The American educational system and religion are more closely tied to economics than is readily acknowledged....
October 13, 2022
Religion, Democracy, and the Infinite Work of "the West"
In response to the crisis in Ukraine, the "West" is reaffirming its sense of identity and purpose with a newfound passion and urgency....
October 7, 2022
The Paradox of Organ Donations among Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel
In Israel, religion may help win the battle against organ shortage....
September 29, 2022
Attention, Please
A culture of distraction may detract from religiosity and lead to lazy secularism....