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January 2014

January 10, 2014

Welcome R3 Contributor: Sonja N. Woods

Sonja N. Woods, born and raised in North Carolina, is completing research for her dissertation...

January 08, 2014

#NelsonMandela: A Reader

On December 5, 2013, the world learned of the passing of former South African President...

January 08, 2014

We Must Teach about Religion in High Schools

In September, Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee, made national news when it suspended field...

January 08, 2014

The Dangers of Religious Instruction in Public Schools

When I heard the question, “Should we teach religion in public schools?” it made me...

January 08, 2014

The Pope, the Bible and Trickle-Down Economics

Several weeks ago, conservative politicians and pundits paused from brutalizing the interests of poor Americans...

January 08, 2014

“Full of Sound and Fury”: Why the Sanctified Church Needs Reform

by C J RhodesR3 Contributor*This was first posted at C J Rhodes blog Zora Neale...

January 08, 2014

Speaking to Outsiders: Can Our Theory Make a Bigger Bang?

Every year during November and December, I find myself confronting a very particular problem—one which...

January 07, 2014

Keeping Hope Alive: My Interview with Joel Osteen

by C.J. RhodesR3 Contributor *First published at the C J Rhodes Blog **Originally published in the...

January 07, 2014

Genealogy of a White American Jesus: From Slave Master to Billy Graham

Through five years of immersion in what is arguably the “holy land” of white evangelicalism...

January 07, 2014

Towards a Black-Womanist Theology of Mass Incarceration

My experience as a formerly incarcerated convicted drug felon from a low-income brown family has...

January 07, 2014

The #BlackChurch: From Prophecy to Prosperity

The rhetoric last summer at commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington...

January 07, 2014

Call for Proposals: Long Beach International Film Festival

Long Beach International Film FestivalDigital Edutainment ConferenceCall for Proposals—Deadline March 3, 2014LongBeachIndie.comLong Beach Indie, an international...

January 07, 2014

At a Loss for Words

I got a text a few days ago from a friend I used to pastor...

January 06, 2014

Holmes Lectures in African American Studies.

Join Memphis Theological Seminary as we celebrate the 2014 Dr.Barbara A. Holmes Lectures in African...

January 05, 2014

Dear Evangelicalism: I Don’t Think This Relationship Is Going To Work.

If evangelicalism were a person, here’s what I’d need to say:So, Evangelicalism… it’s me.I’m guessing...

January 05, 2014

How the Religious Right Won: Birth of the Fundamentalists, In Our Modern Times

Fundamentalism is a paradox. Its partisans—of any faith—call for the return to an imagined arcadia...

January 05, 2014

Biblical Birth Control: The Surprisingly Contraception-Friendly Old Testament

When the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases about the conflict between new healthcare...

January 05, 2014

Book Review: The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism Revisited

Thomas J. Little, The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism: Religious Revivalism in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670-1760 (University...

January 04, 2014

Erasing Contempt of the #BlackChurch

by Candice BenbowR3 ContributorOne of my biggest pet peeves has always been that the majority...

January 04, 2014

Modern Religion in This Nut’s Shell

Jesus, if he existed, was a man who most definitely embodies what we would call...

January 04, 2014

Leading Scholar of Science and Religion Passes Away

Ian Barbour, who almost single-handedly founded the scholarly study of science and religion, died over...

January 03, 2014

Bishop Joseph Walker’s SHIFT, Christians & Entertainment

Watch R3 Contributor Candace Benbow discuss Mandela's legacy, the gospel and entertainment and finally Bishop...

January 03, 2014

Marijuana: A Theology

Recreational marijuana became became legal in the State of Colorado on the first day of 2014...

January 02, 2014

Have We Reached the End of Traditional Religion?

Maybe the Christian Right is right. For almost 40 years now, they’ve been warning us...

January 02, 2014

Pope Francis, the Charismatic Liberationist

Pope Francis is a Charismatic Liberationist. While the Argentine pontiff weighs in on diverse issues...

January 02, 2014

A Century of African-American Islam

The year 2013 marks the centenary of the reported founding of the Canaanite Temple in...

January 02, 2014

Death by Area Studies

A worrying trend is gaining momentum in the academic study of religion. There appears to...

January 02, 2014

Where Is God Located In the Brain? Importance of Religion Is Related To Thickness Of The Cerebral Cortex

Made entirely of gray matter and distinguished by its characteristic folds, the cerebral cortex is...

January 02, 2014

The God Squad

Pope Francis, already Time magazine's person of the year, has been heralded everywhere, often as a welcome...

January 02, 2014

The 2013 Top Posts From Our Contributors

These are the top posts from our top contributors in 2013 as determined by page...

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