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Islamic Thought Through Protestant Eyes: A Review

By Ken Chitwood

religious communities have not only had to come to terms with one another over the millennia but have been mutually shaped by their respective...

Is Music A Form Of Prayer?

By Matthew Allen

If our definition of prayer is too narrow – twenty minutes of alone-time a day with God, outside of which nothing else counts – then we become less...

About Doing Good: A Life of Love and Healing

By By Brad Wilcox and Sharon Black

Many today pursue doing what they enjoy, but history's most joyful figure had a far deeper desire

Is The United States A Christian Nation?

By Duncan Pile

Christian nationalism is not only an offense to the principles of a great nation’s founding principles but an act of rebellion against Jesus.

Why Should I Go to Church?

By Matthew Allen

Our best laid plans don’t always come to fruition – like when we Christians aim to go to Church every weekend yet somehow don’t.

Praying Through Pain: Lessons from Jeremiah's Lament

By Tom Sugimura

Prayer, pain, and lessons from the prophet Jeremiah. Sin’s consequences must not lead us to despair, but rather to confession.

What Is Religion’s Role in Climate Justice and...

By Ken Chitwood

Can a better understanding of religion benefit our encounter with the world around us, but also help us navigate issues related to the environment and...

The Prayer In Pain

By Tom Sugimura

One of God’s purposes in our suffering is to teach us how to pray with faith.

How They See It: Sower, Seeds and Soils

By By Sharon Black And Brad Wilcox

Parables work by making comparisons to explain ideas that are harder to understand. Jesus used familiar things from daily life to help people remember or...

Jesus Didn’t Die To Save Us From His Angry Dad

By Duncan Pile

God is not arbitrary, penning long lists of forbidden activities and punishing people accordingly. Nor is he squeamish, watching in shock as events...

Who is America? Exploring Religion, Identity, and...

By Ken Chitwood

Asking “who is America?” is the equivalent of asking what “America” stands for, where it is, and who counts as part of it.

Irish Church Urges Compassion in Immigration Debate

By Matthew Allen

Christians have specific obligations to society in general,’ say the Bishops, ‘and also to those from different countries and cultures who share our...

Environmental Destruction… for Jesus!

By Matthew Allen

In the Book of Exodus, the Mother of Moses floated her child on the Nile to save him from the Pharaoh. Theologians thus agree that river pollution is...

How Are Buddhist Monastic Robes Made and Used

By Bhante Subhūti

Westerners seldom genuinely understand Buddhism—and most of us, at some point, have been introduced to some caricature of Buddhism, which ends up getting...

How Are Zoroastrian Sudrehs and Kustis Made?

By PalV's Kasti

In this installment of Religion Behind the Scenes, we will learn about two articles of sacred clothing worn by practitioners of Zoroastrianism.

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