Sightings Articles
May 4, 1970: Kent State at 50
Reflections on the 1970 Shootings at Kent State University and Jackson State College...
May 4, 2020
Plagues and the Pale Rider: Our Present Apocalypse
How ancient religious themes can help us make sense of the global pandemic and its socioeconomic fallout...
April 27, 2020
When a Vow Turns Out to be... a Vow: ‘Fleabag’
Exploring religion's leading role in the hit television series “Fleabag”...
April 20, 2020
Pandemic Preaching
Exploring homiletical adaptation and invention in the midst of the global pandemic...
April 16, 2020
Hope in the Midst of Apocalypse
Martin Marty ponders the themes of Apocalypse, (In)Action, and Theodicy in relation to COVID-19...
April 13, 2020
The Strange War on COVID-19
William James and the potential benefits of “war” analogies for fighting COVID-19
April 9, 2020
How Republican Politicians Get Schooled on the Bible
An investigation of the Bible study (and its teacher) influencing how Republican politicians understand the coronavirus pandemic...
April 6, 2020