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October 18, 2014

What or Who is Driving Americans Away from Religion?

In 2002, then-Berkeley (now-NYU) sociologist Michael Hout and I published apaper pointing out a new trend...

October 18, 2014

The Life of ‘Scholar Activist’ Rosemary Radford Ruether

Rosemary Radford Ruether embodies the theological vocation well lived. Her scope is awesome, her writing...

October 18, 2014

Theological Education Inside Out

In a previous blog I suggested that The idea that the human relationship to religion...

October 18, 2014

What is African American Religion?

Scholars have written a lot about the difficulties in the study of religion generally. Those...

October 17, 2014

The Making of Ferguson

In August 2014, a Ferguson, Missouri, policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. Michael...

October 17, 2014

Has the Church Learned Anything From Ferguson?

It amazes me that the small town of Ferguson, essentially unknown to most of the...

October 17, 2014

Numbers of Southern Evangelicals are Dwindling

Midterm elections are all about turning out base constituencies. Over the last few decades, there...

October 16, 2014

Ebola and the Problem of (Our) Isolation

by R .Drew Smith, PhD. First Posted on KineticsLiveWe are isolating persons infected and affected...

October 16, 2014

A Moral Monday Letter to Ferguson

In Ferguson, MO, faith leaders led a Moral Monday civil disobedience action today. Rev. Dr....

October 16, 2014

The Only ‘Outside Agitators’ Left in Ferguson

Thousands of people from around the nation have traveled here under the banner #FergusonOctober to...

October 16, 2014

A Pastoral Letter to Members of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Force

Sisters and brothers on the Ferguson police force,Grace and peace to you. On Monday I...

October 16, 2014

#BiblicalJustice: Turning Tables and Snatching Wigs: A Biblical Response to Ferguson and Forney, Part 1

The events in Ferguson and Forney have made more visible to more people the divisions...

October 16, 2014

Equipping the Saints: Promising Practices in Black Congregational Life-Day Two

he 98th Annual Convocation, Equipping the Saints: Promising Practices in Black Congregational Life, will be...

October 16, 2014

Cornel West Was Right All Along: Why America Needs a Moment of Clarity Now

This past weekend, protesters and activists, including students, clergy, and concerned citizens descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a...

October 15, 2014

Equipping the Saints: Promising Practices in Black Congregational Life

The 98th Annual Convocation, Equipping the Saints: Promising Practices in Black Congregational Life, will be...

October 15, 2014

What Twain, Du Bois, and My Family Each Lost

By Edward BlumR3 ContributorToday is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. At 7 p.m., thousands...

October 15, 2014

R3 Celebrates Three Years

Happy Anniversary to us and thank you for helping us usher in two years of...

October 14, 2014

An Open Letter to Bishop Charles E. Blake and the Church of God in Christ

The 107th Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ will be held from...

October 14, 2014

Bringing Theology Back to the Church

I’ve always been torn between academia and the church. On the one hand, I love...

October 14, 2014

A Warm Embrace for Riverside Church’s First Female Leader

Two days after she officially assumed the mantle as the senior minister of Riverside Church,...

October 13, 2014

St Louis Protests: Ferguson Activists Reject Religious Leaders’ Platitudes

Frustration and anger among young black Americans at an older generation’s apparent failure to adequately...

October 12, 2014

#FergusonOctober: Mass Meeting: An Interfaith Service

In the tradition of the civil rights movement, noted public intellectual Dr Cornel West will...

October 11, 2014

Interview with Cornel West

Philosopher, author and activist Cornel West talks his latest book "Black Prophetic Fire," which examines...

October 11, 2014

Tweeting on #FergusonOctober

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October 10, 2014

God In The Oval Office

Preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.These words have for over two...

October 10, 2014

Jim Wallis on Ferguson: Repentance Has Not Happened There Yet

The Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian magazine Sojourners and a spiritual adviser to...

October 10, 2014

Why Amendment 1 Ruffles the Feathers of My Faith

by Earle FisherR3 ContributorI come from a tradition of prophetic Christianity. Within that tradition, religious...

October 10, 2014

Bill Maher Isn’t the Only One Who Misunderstands Religion

BILL MAHER’s recent rant against Islam has set off a fierce debate about the problem...

October 09, 2014

Memphis Clergy Speak Out Against Amendment 1

This November, voters in the State of Tennessee will get the opportunity to vote on...

October 09, 2014

What 19th Century Marriage Controversies Can Tell Us About The Fight Over Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court declined to hear five same-sex marriage cases on Monday, thus opening the...

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