Sightings Articles

coronavirus

South Korea

Infectious Religion

Religion and its surprising-but-not-unprecedented role in the spread of the coronavirus ...

February 24, 2020
Barry Black

military chaplains | Chaplaincy | politics

Sighting (and Citing) Chaplains

Exploring the growing role and significance of chaplaincy in American society ...

February 20, 2020
novel

Religion and Literature

American Graphic

Graphic novels, the national narratives we tell, and the role religion plays (and doesn't) in them ...

February 17, 2020
x

democracy | religious ethics

The Vulnerability and Resilience of Democracy

Is a more vibrant, emancipatory, and equitable democracy possible?...

February 13, 2020
future

prophets

Still Searching for a Usable Future

Contemplating religion's role today in predicting and projecting possible futures...

February 10, 2020
Grace

Catholic Church | sexual abuse | Catholicism

By the Grace of ... God?

How a recent film raises important questions about Catholic sacramental theology in light of the Church's sex abuse scandal...

February 6, 2020
buber

Martin Buber | politics

Martin Buber’s Hope in Polarized Times

The important lesson a midcentury speech by the Jewish philosopher holds for “this hour”...

February 3, 2020
Kanye

hip-hop | Augustine of Hippo | Kanye West | pop culture | Media | Technology

Hip Hop and Christian Conversion Narratives

What do Kanye and Hip Hop have to do with Augustine of Hippo?...

January 30, 2020
Warhol

art | pop culture

Andy Warhol’s Iconicity

Exploring the religious dimensions of the exhibit, "Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again," currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago ...

January 27, 2020
Roberts

politics | Civil Religion

Who—or What—is Above the Law?

The presence and absence of religion in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump...

January 23, 2020