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May 29, 2014

Myth or Method in Religious Education

In a failed economy, at a time when several studies show interest in religion on the...

May 28, 2014

Bear One Other’s Burdens

by Peter GathjeR3 ContributorOdell fell down this morning on the brick walkway that goes into...

May 28, 2014

The Real Origins of the Religious Right

One of the most durable myths in recent history is that the religious right, the...

May 28, 2014

Stories That Must Be Told: Sharing African American Women’s Narratives of Military Service

By Elizabeth F.Desnoyers-Colas R3 ContributorSince the American Revolution, African American women have served, usually behind the...

May 27, 2014

Faith Gave Tonéx the Courage to Come Out to His Fans

This video extra from the Independent Lens documentary The New Black (premiering June 15 on...

May 27, 2014

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and the Rhetoric of African Emigration

by Andre E. JohnsonR3 Editor*Below is an edited version of a paper that our editor...

May 27, 2014

#YesAllBiblicalWomen: Women of the Bible

We here at R3 thought we would collect some of the tweets using the hashtag...

May 27, 2014

Jesus Mandate: Peace and Stewardship

We now have the best biblical scholars ever, academics who have developed research tools that...

May 27, 2014

Jimmy Carter’s Evangelical Downfall: Reagan, Religion and the 1980 Presidential Election

In October 1976, just prior to Jimmy Carter’s election as president, Newsweek had christened 1976...

May 27, 2014

Don’t Believe in God? Don’t Bother To Run For President

As an atheist, it’s a pretty sure bet I won’t get into heaven (which doesn’t...

May 27, 2014

David Smith on Religion, International Relations, and Foreign Policy

Does religion affect the way nations interact with one another? Does it affect foreign policy? ...

May 26, 2014

The Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden

by Paula Penn-NabritR3 ContributorI was never great with numbers but lately I’ve been calculating like...

May 24, 2014

Slaveholding Women and the Religious Instruction of Slaves in Post-Emancipation Memory

“Well, bless ye little heart, honey, ye say ye is wan’ me to tell ye...

May 24, 2014

Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Who Are Our Saints?

Tomorrow I will be going to a friend’s 7th grade classroom presentation of “famous people in...

May 23, 2014

Why Can’t the Vatican Hear Women?

A group of progressive Catholic organizations writing under the banner of the Nuns Justice Project...

May 23, 2014

America’s Civil Religion: Presidents and Memorial Day

Throughout American history presidents have often used religious rhetoric for various reasons: to provide comfort...

May 23, 2014

The Myth of a ‘War on Religion’

Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute published a study showing that Americans want their fellow citizens...

May 22, 2014

Vincent Harding, 82, Civil Rights Author and Associate of Dr. King, Dies

Vincent Harding, a historian, author and activist who wrote one of the most polarizing speeches...

May 20, 2014

How Brown v. Board of Education Still Shapes Our Religious Life

Not long ago, I visited Topeka, Kan., to teach at one of those grand old...

May 20, 2014

Call for Submissions: 2014 African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus Outstanding Research Awards  

2014 African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus Outstanding Research Awards  The African American...

May 20, 2014

Christian College Faces Uproar After Bolstering Its View on Evolution

William Jennings Bryan earned a permanent place in American history nearly nine decades ago in...

May 19, 2014

Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty: Another Chapter in the Story

On April 28, 2014, the United Church of Christ—joined by clergy from Lutheran, Baptist, Unitarian...

May 19, 2014

Conquering the Religious-Secular Divide

A few weeks ago, I participated in a private convening with multifaith leaders who are...

May 19, 2014

The Hollowness of Public Prayer

There is much to criticize in the recent Supreme Court decision on prayer at public...

May 19, 2014

A Shocking Conclusion about American Christianity

I’m not an expert in or scholar of “youth ministry,” but many of my students...

May 19, 2014

Religion and Culture in African Literature

Religion, according to Emile Durkheim (1988) is "a united system of beliefs and practices relative...

May 19, 2014

Confessions of a Black Lady Preacher: Why Can’t You Just Call Me Reverend?

As I sat in my father’s car driving down Billy Graham highway in North Carolina,...

May 17, 2014

Are Millennials Really Leaving the Church? Yes — but Mostly White Millennials

Almost everyday, it seems, there’s a new story about how “Millennials are leaving the church.”...

May 17, 2014

“I Know What You Did Last Sunday” Finds Americans Significantly Inflate Religious Participation

A new PRRI study, “I Know What You Did Last Sunday: Measuring Social Desirability Bias...

May 15, 2014

Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis

In Notes from a Colored Girl, Karsonya Wise Whitehead examines the life and experiences of...

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