Sightings Articles
Sighting (and Citing) Chaplains
Exploring the growing role and significance of chaplaincy in American society
February 20, 2020
Martin Buber’s Hope in Polarized Times
The important lesson a midcentury speech by the Jewish philosopher holds for “this hour”
February 3, 2020
Who—or What—is Above the Law?
The presence and absence of religion in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump
January 23, 2020
Free Speech in Poetry and in Prose
What the President's executive order to combat anti-Semitism teaches us about the abuse and misunderstanding of free speech
December 16, 2019
“Loving Justice” and the Refugees at Our Border
Does religion offer an alternative to the economic notions of justice that dominate how we think about the refugee crisis facing America?
November 18, 2019
Paula White and the Mainstreaming of American Pentecostalism
Trump's appointment of Paula White is an indicator of shifting lines within the Christian right
November 7, 2019
Shunning Religion
Prof. William Schweiker reflects on recent attempts to politicize the Amish and the implications for religion in the U.S.
October 28, 2019
On Gods and Kings
How are we to “sight” the always intricate, sometimes chaotic, and too often hidden relationship between religious convictions and political order? More often than not it requires piecing together a jigsaw puzzle with hints from hither and yon, in bo...
January 28, 2019
Critique of Purity
At the time of this writing, the partial government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, is entering its fifth week. President Trump once declared he would “proudly” take responsibility (bear the “mantle”) for the shutdown. But in characteristi...