Sightings Articles
Infectious Religion
Religion and its surprising-but-not-unprecedented role in the spread of the coronavirus ...
February 24, 2020
Sighting (and Citing) Chaplains
Exploring the growing role and significance of chaplaincy in American society ...
February 20, 2020
American Graphic
Graphic novels, the national narratives we tell, and the role religion plays (and doesn't) in them ...
February 17, 2020
The Vulnerability and Resilience of Democracy
Is a more vibrant, emancipatory, and equitable democracy possible?...
February 13, 2020
Still Searching for a Usable Future
Contemplating religion's role today in predicting and projecting possible futures...
February 10, 2020
By the Grace of ... God?
How a recent film raises important questions about Catholic sacramental theology in light of the Church's sex abuse scandal...
February 6, 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
Hip Hop and Christian Conversion Narratives
What do Kanye and Hip Hop have to do with Augustine of Hippo?...
January 30, 2020
Andy Warhol’s Iconicity
Exploring the religious dimensions of the exhibit, "Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again," currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago ...
January 27, 2020
Who—or What—is Above the Law?
The presence and absence of religion in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump...