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Centering Lay Leaders in Faith Communities
Rather than wringing our hands about the lack of moral superheroes within the clergy, American rabbis should embrace the shift towards lay leaders....
June 1, 2022
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Partisanship in Religion and Politics
Many lament the obliteration of bipartisan politics: too few acknowledge it as a casualty of the idea that America is a "Christian nation"....
May 25, 2022
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Songs In Dark Times
When marked by piety and ambiguity, songs can fill a void in our dark times. Perhaps it is time to sing again......
May 18, 2022
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Getting Serious about Legally Blonde
The 2001 comedy shatters expectations about what makes a good heroine...
May 9, 2022
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Is Israel Practicing Apartheid? American Churches Join the Conversation
A public debate is growing about the State of Israel’s more than fifty-year occupation of Palestinian territory: American Christian organizations are joining the conversation....
May 5, 2022
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Evangelical Critics Are Turning Red
Outrage over a recent children's film illustrates the narrowness of evangelicalism and the experiences it has failed to understand....
April 22, 2022
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Rare Convergences and Sacred Calendars
The convergence of sacred calendars, rare as it is, should help marshal the will of believers in these traditions to live fully into human time fearlessly seeking reconciliation among their traditions even as these calendars offer the violent and dea...
April 20, 2022
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Sunday Politics in Georgia: Punting on Historical Reckoning
As Sen. Raphael Warnock seeks reelection this year in Georgia, the Baptist minister might find a key group working against him—fellow pastors....
April 12, 2022
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The Return of Franz Bibfeldt
Bibfeldt’s return invites us to remember that there is an essential place for the occasional fit of laughter in even the most scholarly house....
April 6, 2022
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On Kinship, Collective Memory, and Ukraine
The developing, collective memory of Ukraine’s recent history, with the short stories and images that encapsulate and promote it, is unlikely to be suppressed or soon forgotten....