Sightings Articles
Conscience: Its Use and Abuse
How John Henry Newman helps us guard against the political abuse of conscience for religious beliefs...
December 5, 2019
Christmas Movies and the Religious Dimensions of Story Structure
Can religion help settle the debate about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie?...
December 2, 2019
The Great American Slumber?
Are we experiencing the opposite of a “Great Awakening” in the U.S. today?...
November 25, 2019
The Achievement of David Tracy
David Tracy's most recent work formulates a future for theology...
November 21, 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
What to the Immigrant is Veterans Day?
John Sianghio reflects on the complicated nature of American identity for immigrants today...
November 14, 2019
Cultivating the Good in Our ‘Mass of Habits’
Martin Marty reflects on new (and old) advice for changing our habits...
November 11, 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
How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize
Who wins the Nobel Peace Prize? And what does it teach us about the last century?...