Sightings Articles
Pandemic, Disability, and Worship Practices: What Next?
The debates around in-person worship services callously neglect worshippers with disabilities...
December 14, 2020
Putin's American Comrades and Our Post-Truth Moment
The recent growth of Russian Orthodoxy in Appalachia has roots in the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns...
December 10, 2020
Religion and Isolation in The Mandalorian
Baby Yoda, helmets, and a mysterious tradition serve as a lens for understanding our current state of estrangement....
December 7, 2020
When Christ and Trump are Kings
Twin chants at a recent Trump rally shed light on the religious right's push towards nationalism...
December 3, 2020
"The Latinx Vote" as Mission Field
The idea of the cultural homogeneity of Spanish-speaking immigrants to the US bears traces of missionary endeavors a century ago...
November 30, 2020
Longing for a Real Thanksgiving
This year's lonely holiday offers a chance for national repentance...
November 26, 2020
Party On, America?
The concept of loyalty offers hope for our democracy—but only a loyalty that transcends party spirit...
November 23, 2020
Is Reconciliation Possible in our Religiously Polarized Moment?
History shows that the damage done by Christian Nationalism cannot be repaired from within a religious framework alone...
November 19, 2020
Catholicism and its Disconnects
The most recent Papal encyclical highlights longstanding fault lines in contemporary Catholicism...
November 16, 2020
Solitary Refinement
What a Sufi spy from WWII can teach us about pandemic isolation ...