Sightings Articles
Thoughts and Prayers
As inhabitants of the only country in the world where school shootings are routine, the American faithful must not pray for serenity, but for courage....
June 8, 2022
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
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
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
Getting Serious about Legally Blonde
The 2001 comedy shatters expectations about what makes a good heroine...
May 9, 2022
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
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
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
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
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....