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Why Believe in Democracy? What Martin Luther King Jr. and Volodymyr Zelensky Have to Teach Us
Why is democracy a good thing? Is it? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helps us understand what it takes to answer this question. ...
March 29, 2022
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Ukraine: Religion In Plain Sight?
When gods and kings are too closely aligned, religion becomes an engine of discord and war....
March 24, 2022
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COVID Sermons with WBEZ Chicago
In partnership with WBEZ Chicago, the Martin Marty Center is proud to present "COVID Sermons" where religious leaders from around the city reflect on the relevance of their tradition for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic on the second anniversary of t...
March 18, 2022
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The Affair of the Sausages and Religious Freedom
Five hundred years ago today, some Swiss people ate sausages. This was a major event in the history of Christianity....
March 8, 2022
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The Birth of “Pharmaco-Hasidism”
Young Jews are eager to employ hallucinogenics in their practice: they may be connecting to a tradition they think they've left behind....
March 3, 2022
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The Great Defiance: Religious Objections and Vaccine Mandates
Vaccination defiance among healthcare workers reveals much about how many Americans think about themselves and their faith....
February 23, 2022
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The Christian Who Was a Church of One
In a world that seems to me to offer precious little of the mantle of prophecy, I offer you William Blake....
February 17, 2022
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Our Comedy of Errors?
Hapless, misinformed, and zealous, we are living in a comedy of errors, and possibly a deadly one....
February 10, 2022
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Are Vaccine Exemptions Actually Religious?
Large-scale vaccine skepticism is a new phenomenon, but is it a religious phenomenon?...