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April 2014

April 27, 2014

Tennessee Death Row Inmates Invite Governor to Pray with Them

Yesterday the men on Tennessee’s death row, four of whom have scheduled execution dates in...

April 27, 2014

Creationist Battle With Neil deGrasse Tyson of Cosmos Is Humiliating For America

Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a premise to be true....

April 26, 2014

Searching for Common Ground in the Study of Religion

"My family thinks it is hilarious. My view hasn't changed since the early 1990s!" laughed...

April 26, 2014

Celebration Honoring Leo Davis

April 26, 2014

“Color-blinded-ness” IS racism

There’s been a lot of conversation about the Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action...

April 26, 2014

Five Sentences That Contain the Entire History and Explanation of White Evangelicalism in America

Here is a single paragraph from Peter G. Heltzel’s Jesus & Justice: Evangelicals, Race & American...

April 26, 2014

The Difference Between Cliven Bundy and Phil Robertson Is That Bundy Didn’t Invoke Religion

The outrage at Cliven Bundy's comments about "the Negro" is bipartisan in way that the outrage at Duck Dynasty's Phil...

April 26, 2014

The Growing Power of Godly Progressives?

Is religion the most important thing in your life? This is one of the questions...

April 25, 2014

Losing My Religion: Clergy Who No Longer Believe Gather Online

Catherine Dunphy came to seminary in her mid-20s, full of passion to work in the...

April 24, 2014

My Father and My Religion

I was on a conference call one evening last week when my call waiting beeped...

April 24, 2014

Public Theology and the Public Square

Following on from my previous two blogs posts (here and here), in this post I would like...

April 24, 2014

We Formed a New Religion”: The Attempt at Authentic Consumerist Revolution in Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild”

Hip hop has served as active voice against oppression ever since it's conception in the...

April 23, 2014

The Real Problem With Female Masturbation

It's refreshing to finally hear women talking about female masturbation. Given the social stigma around...

April 23, 2014

The Global Reach of Religious Liberty Rhetoric

For the past 16 years, the U.S.-affiliated and Kampala, Uganda-based Makerere University Walter Reed Project...

April 23, 2014

Talking to God: On Losing Religion But Not Faith

The closest I ever come to any kind of bad touching is when I am...

April 23, 2014

God Goes to the Movies: Unholy Trinity!

The Christian Crusade has hit the multiplex in force this Spring. No sooner did Darren...

April 22, 2014

“You Need to Check this Place Out”

by Peter GathjeR3 ContributorA guest this morning asked me how long I had known him....

April 22, 2014

Between Two Worlds: Black Christian Men and Purity Culture

by Verdell WrightR3 Contributor*First Published at No Shame MovementThere’s something peculiar about being a black...

April 22, 2014

Within the Ivory Towers: Managing Grief in Academia

I don’t really know how to start this post but I certainly feel the need...

April 21, 2014

Taking Care of Jesus and Muhammad: Reflections on Islamic Studies

The recent debate sparked by Aaron Hughes’ response to Omid Safi’s article on the state of Islamic studies in...

April 21, 2014

Womanist Theology at Union: A Past, a Present — a Future?

The lack of a consistent Womanist presence places Union in turmoil. To fill the empty...

April 19, 2014

Nichole Phillips: Sharing Discoveries in Religion and Ritual

Nichole Phillips was on her way to medical school when she heard a different calling."I...

April 19, 2014

The Black Madonnas Of Europe: Miracle Workers and Holy Icons

Of all the varied aspects of African womanhood, none are more fascinating than the hundreds...

April 18, 2014

Passover in the Confederacy

For at least one night each spring during the Civil War, in places like Louisiana...

April 18, 2014

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

by Jessie Jennings*Special to R3The spring is finally upon us. I enjoy many things about...

April 18, 2014

Of Football, Maps, Mourning, Mom, and Foot Washing

by Peter GathjeRe ContributorRobert saw me bending over to pick up a discarded coffee cup...

April 18, 2014

Reflexive Religious Studies: A Note

As I have been arguing for a long time, the category “religion” is transformative. [i]...

April 18, 2014

Jesus and the Cross: Rejection and Resurrection

I hate to be rejected. Don't you?No one likes rejection. Yet, we experience rejection and...

April 18, 2014

More than Hobby Lobby: My Take as a Scholar of Religious History

Hobby Lobby was not my favorite work experience—it required long hours, ridiculous record-keeping, exposure to...

April 18, 2014

How Religion and Spirituality Can Help (or Harm) You

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage...

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