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February 2013

February 01, 2013

When the “Good Book” is Bad: Challenging the Bible’s Violent Portrayals of God

The basic premise of my recent book, The Violence of Scripture, is quite simple: the Bible should...

February 01, 2013

Dr. Wil Gafney to Lecture at Memphis Theological Seminary

*Update: We will live tweet the lectures using as our hashtag #MTSTodd. Follow Memphis Theological Seminary...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Visions of Sisterhood

by KimberlyPeeler-RingerR3 ContributorHave you ever been watching a newscast, learned some awful crime has happened...

January 29, 2013

Bible-Minded Cities

From its place in schools, to the public square, to people’s individual lives, the current...

January 29, 2013

‘New Evangelical’-Progressive Alliance? Not So Fast

What do evangelicals want? Marcia Pally attempts to answer that question for at least some...

January 29, 2013

Black Theology and Leadership Institute

The Black Theology and Leadership Institute is a week long intensive continuing education event for the training,...

January 28, 2013

Race, Politics, and American Christianity

Back in 2003, when the US went to war with Iraq, I was working in...

January 28, 2013

Initial Evidence of Religious Practice and Belief in Depressed African American Cancer Patients

Abstract:Objective:This study examined spiritual coping (beliefs and practices) of depressed African American cancer patients through...

January 28, 2013

BLACK RELIGION SCHOLARSHIP’S PUBLIC REACH

In a richly insightful reflection on the public contributions and prospects of black religion scholarship,...

January 26, 2013

In Obama’s Inauguration Speech, a New American Religion

In the days following President Obama’s inauguration address,commentators across the political spectrum have made much about...

January 26, 2013

From the Dream to the Mountain Top and Beyond: Martin Luther King and the African American Prophetic Tradition

by Andre E. JohnsonR3 Editor*This is part of the keynote speech I gave at Viterbo...

January 24, 2013

New Survey Finds Increased Support for Better Mental Health Services to Prevent Future Mass Shootings, Stricter Gun Control Laws

Americans are more likely to believe that improving mental health screening and support is the...

January 24, 2013

When Patriarchy Trumps Theology

by Carol Howard MerrittR3 ContributorI picked up the Tribune, and my mouth fell open at the...

January 23, 2013

Faith in Values: The President and the Poet

At Monday’s Inauguration ceremony a poet echoed a president, transforming themes of connection and equality into vivid images...

January 22, 2013

The Second Inauguration of Barack Obama

January 22, 2013

Presidential Inaugurations: Celebration of Civil Religion

Civil religion is the folk religion of a nation; in the United States, invocation of...

January 22, 2013

LET’S NOT “AGREE TO DISAGREE”

by Crystal St. Marie LewisR3 ContributorI’m taking an interfaith conflict resolution course at my seminary....

January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. on Human Solidarity, An Inescapable Network of Mutuality, and the Dangers of Un-interrogated “Whiteness”

by Cynthia NielsenR3 ContributorIn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay, “Nonviolence and Racial Justice,” he...

January 21, 2013

Them Niggas Got Shot: The Disturbing Idolatry of King & Obama

by Gee JoynerR3 ContributorI’m sure I’ll be rhetorically crucified in cyberspace by the American Negro....

January 21, 2013

King’s Lessons Remain Relevant Today

On Monday, our nation will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther...

January 21, 2013

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Tony PetersonR3 ContributorFirst posted on LifewayI wasn't aware of Rev. Martin Luther King until he...

January 19, 2013

Meet Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Civil Rights Movement

On April 9, 1968, Benjamin Elijah Mays had the burdensome honor of delivering a eulogy...

January 19, 2013

Spiritual but Not Religious? Not So Fast: Disney, I-Clouds and New Religion

About a year ago I attended an excellent conference on the great American author, Flannery...

January 19, 2013

‘So Help Me God’ — The Second Inaugural of Barack Obama

On Monday the United States will celebrate one of its great festivals of civil religion...

January 18, 2013

Welcome Our Newest Contributor: Cynthia Nielsen

Cynthia R. Nielsen, Ph.D. is a Catherine of Siena Fellow at Villanova University. Nielsen’s work...

January 17, 2013

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. in 2013: On How Not to Sleep Through a Revolution

by Cynthia NielsenR3 ContributorFirst posted at Per CaritatemTaking as his point of departure the story of...

January 17, 2013

Religion May Not Survive the Internet

As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up...

January 17, 2013

Obama’s Use of Scripture Echoes Lincoln, King

President Obama will publicly take the oath of office with Bibles once owned by his...

January 17, 2013

Hip Hop Hijabis Explore Gender Equality

A recent parliamentary report in the United Kingdom reveals that some Muslim women are removing...

January 16, 2013

Ethnic Religions

On January 7, 2013, the New York Times carried a story about the race to fill the Congressional seat...

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