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February 2021

February 15, 2021

Refugees from Israel

There is a modern refugee issue related to modern-day Israel. But here I want to...

October 2019

October 13, 2019

A Case from the Border

Laurie Gudim wrote: If the Holy Family were to seek refuge in the U.S. today...

June 2019

June 02, 2019

#CFP for IJIA Special Issue: ‘dis-placed’ on Islam, Refugees, and Place

This special issue of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture focuses on the spatial forms and urban...

April 2019

April 14, 2019

Mandaeans in the News

It would have been easy for someone interested in the Mandaeans and related topics to...

September 2018

September 02, 2018

Coloring Outside the Lines

Morgan Guyton recently offered a helpful challenge to a widespread conservative Evangelical way of thinking...

May 2018

May 09, 2018

The Handmaid’s Tale as Story of a White American Slave and Would-Be Refugee

The third episode of The Handmaid's Tale is as profoundly religious as the previous one....

May 08, 2018

Thank God for The Handmaid’s Tale!

It is ironic that some have treated the TV show The Handmaid's Tale as anti-religious,...

January 2018

January 18, 2018

African Responses to Forced Displacement

As we gear up for the next public lecture in the series, let me share...

January 17, 2018

“Walk a Mile” in a Refugee’s Shoes Documentary

Walk a Mile in a Refugee's Shoes from COIN on Vimeo. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From:...

October 2017

October 04, 2017

Joshua Landis and Rima Shahid at Butler University

Above you will find the video recording of the first of this year's public lectures...

September 2017

September 02, 2017

The Immigration Crises

The Butler Seminar on Religion and Global Affairs this year is focusing on "Religion, Refugees,...

August 2017

August 03, 2017

The New Colossus

Politicians have been taking aim at immigration and immigrants, and the poem that was added...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

World Refugee Day Dinner

The Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis Refugee and Immigrant Services organization is hosting a World Refugee...

May 2017

May 22, 2017

It’ll Be OK Mom

Here's how Abdul Saltagi's essay, which won this year's Kristi Schultz Broughton Liberal Arts Essay Contest, begins:...

May 17, 2017

Welcoming Strangers, Finding Brothers and Sisters

There are several upcoming events in Indianapolis related to refugees and justice, a subject that...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Statement from Princeton Seminary Faculty

The faculty of Princeton Theological Seminar have issued a statement about president Donald Trump's approach...

February 19, 2017

Slavery to the Fear of Death

Richard Beck's words in a recent blog post seemed to me meme-worthy. Here is the...

February 11, 2017

Fatal Terrorist Attacks in the United States Carried Out by Refugees

An article in The Washington Post confirms the information in the graphic above. And going back...

February 03, 2017

Guns vs. Refugees: Hypocrisy Illustrated

We see one practical example of the above in the decision of Republican politicians to remove laws...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

Biblical Scholars Stand With Refugees

If it has been disheartening to see the actions of America's president and his supporters,...

December 2016

December 14, 2016

A Nativity Minus the Migrants and Middle-Easterners

The title that the above was given when I first encountered it was "A nativity...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

The Skittles Problem

I apologize for the language in this Facebook post, but it seemed worth sharing. I...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

Refugee Christmas

The cartoon above came to my attention via Daily Kos. Brice Jones recently wrote a...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Bible School Primer for Governors

I just saw the news that Indiana governor Mike Pence has begun turning away refugees....

November 18, 2015

All It Takes Is One

Yesterday I came across quotes from Roslyn and Bob Cargill, and I thought they deserved to...

November 17, 2015

How The Terrorists Win

This thought from Waleed Aly was shared by J. K. Doyle: Terrorism is, above all,...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Doctor Who: The Zygon Invasion

Doctor Who has rarely addressed current events as directly as in "The Zygon Invasion," at...

September 2015

September 10, 2015

The Good Samaritan (Stay On Your Toes)

Via Daily Kos. Sometimes satire makes a point better than any other approach could.

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Paul Gitwaza in Indianapolis

I had the pleasure of hearing Paul Gitwaza speak on Saturday at the licensing ceremony...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

Holy Week at Crooked Creek Baptist Church

First, the funny part. In an earlier version of the announcement on my church website...

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