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March 2012

March 16, 2012

The Religious Language In U.S. Foreign Policy

Historian Andrew Preston first became interested in the overlap between religion and America's foreign policy...

March 15, 2012

Religion, Politics and the Black Church

from Left of BlackHost and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype©...

March 15, 2012

God and ‘telos’ on the US campaign trail

First, there's Mitt Romney's Mormonism. This time around, when his chances of securing the nomination...

March 15, 2012

The racial and religious politics of same-sex marriage in Maryland

A small church in Pike County, Kentucky, bans interracial couples from membership and participating in...

March 15, 2012

We Repent Temporarily, but Allah Always Forgives

by Nihal KhanThe other day as I read this verse I had one of those...

March 13, 2012

“I Am Not a Preacher But…”:The Theological Stylings of Steve Harvey

By Rev. Earle J. FisherRhetoric Race and Religion Contributor*Editor's Note: Earle Fisher first presented this...

March 13, 2012

Our Contributor: Earle Fisher

Pastor, professor, writer, preacher and social activist, Rev. Earle J. Fisher graduated from Benton Harbor...

March 13, 2012

Christianity and the Conflict in the Middle East

by Weldon McWilliams IVRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorUpon my return from a conference in Atlanta,...

March 12, 2012

In Search of a “Black” God: A Brief History of African-American Church Lore

by Armondo CollinsRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorThroughout history, African-Americans have put the three concepts of...

March 12, 2012

Welcome Our Newest Contributor: Armondo Collins

Armondo Collins is a Ph.D. candidate studying English and African-American Studies at the University of...

March 11, 2012

Book Review: The Cross and Lynching Tree

By J. Kameron CarterHow should suffering, loss, and pain be understood? And I mean here...

March 11, 2012

Book Review: Revelations:Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation

RevelationsVisions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of RevelationBy Elaine PagelsViking. 246 pp. $27.95.Review by...

March 11, 2012

Our Contributor: Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza (una Tejana y queermeztiz@) is currently finishing a Ph.D. in Philisohpical Ethics. Robyn's...

March 10, 2012

The Effects of Christianity on Traditional African Religions

Since the introduction of slavery in the Americas in the early 1600’s, Christianity has had...

March 10, 2012

Santorum and the New Know-Nothings

by DAVID ROSENMoney matters, in politics as in other aspects of American life. The March...

March 10, 2012

What War on Religion?

by Rev. Richard CizikHuffington PostThe fierce backlash from some evangelical Christian leaders to President Obama's...

March 09, 2012

Vatican panel’s document on role of theologians and bishops

In the new issue of Origins, the CNS documentary service, the International Theological Commission, an advisory...

March 09, 2012

Religion and Social Media

Religion and Social Media on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.

March 09, 2012

Memo to Presidential Candidates: Redistribution of Wealth Is a Divine Commandment

by William O'BrienHuffington PostOnce again, the U.S. presidential election process is marked by the peculiar...

March 08, 2012

Birds of a Feather: Racist by Association

by Giovanni NealRhetoric Race and Religion BloggerIn the light of Andrew Breitbart’s untimely demise, there...

March 08, 2012

Is religion dying –or reinventing?

By Diana Butler BassWashington PostFor decades, Americans have been turning toward spirituality as a protest...

March 08, 2012

Feminism’s final frontier? Religion

by Lisa MillerWashington PostThe battle of the sexes, waged this election season with such fulsome...

March 07, 2012

10th Annual Muslims in Memphis Celebration

Special to Rhetoric Race and Religionby Michael McKinzie“The Muslims in Memphis project aspires to present...

March 07, 2012

We Must Resist the Religious Push for Political Power

by Terry SandersonHuffington PostIt's happening all around the world. An increasingly politicised Catholic Church is...

March 07, 2012

The Bible and Misogyny: What Would Jesus Do?

by Kimberly Peeler-RingerRhetoric Race and Religion BloggerThe recent venom Rush Limbaugh spewed at student activist...

March 07, 2012

Our Contributor: Kimberly Peeler-Ringer

Kimberly Peeler-Ringer is a licensed minister who preaches and teaches at Howard Congregational UCC. She...

March 07, 2012

Welcome Our Newest Contributor: Joy Warren

Joy Warren is currently a M.Div. student at Memphis Theological Seminary and developing a nonprofit...

March 06, 2012

Jeremy Lin emerges as emblem of burgeoning Asian-American Christianity

By Steve AlmasyCNNhttp://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=living/2012/02/22/nr-stephen-chen-jeremy-lin-faith.cnnWhen Jeremy Lin was a sophomore at Harvard, he was struggling emotionally. A...

March 06, 2012

The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere

by Christopher LaneHuffington PostOn both sides of the Atlantic, a debate about the scope and...

March 05, 2012

The Civil Rights Movement and Public Religion

Wil GafneyRhetoric Race and Religion Contributorfrom the Huffington PostI'm watching some public officials, (Congressman Darrell Issa,...

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