Sightings Articles

Kent

violence | Race and religion

May 4, 1970: Kent State at 50

Reflections on the 1970 Shootings at Kent State University and Jackson State College...

May 4, 2020
virtual worship

Coronavirus | worship | politics

Pandemic Piety

What is proper piety in the season of COVID-19?...

April 30, 2020
Pale Rider

apocalyptic theology | religious ethics | Coronavirus

Plagues and the Pale Rider: Our Present Apocalypse

How ancient religious themes can help us make sense of the global pandemic and its socioeconomic fallout...

April 27, 2020
seder

Judaism | American Jews

Stories Make Us Human

A Rabbi's reflections on Passover 2020...

April 23, 2020
fleabag

Religion and Literature | Film | Catholicism | pop culture

When a Vow Turns Out to be... a Vow: ‘Fleabag’

Exploring religion's leading role in the hit television series “Fleabag”...

April 20, 2020
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Coronavirus | preaching

Pandemic Preaching

Exploring homiletical adaptation and invention in the midst of the global pandemic...

April 16, 2020
virtual church

hope | Coronavirus | apocalyptic theology

Hope in the Midst of Apocalypse

Martin Marty ponders the themes of Apocalypse, (In)Action, and Theodicy in relation to COVID-19...

April 13, 2020
CV

Coronavirus | William James

The Strange War on COVID-19

William James and the potential benefits of “war” analogies for fighting COVID-19

April 9, 2020
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Bible | Bible study | politics

How Republican Politicians Get Schooled on the Bible

An investigation of the Bible study (and its teacher) influencing how Republican politicians understand the coronavirus pandemic...

April 6, 2020
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Coronavirus | environmentalism

Patience in the Pandemic

Hurrying to wait in the time of COVID-19...

April 2, 2020