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November 24, 2013

Francis Grimke: An African American Witness in Reformed Political Theology

For over half a century, Francis Grimke (1850-1937) held the reputation of being one of...

November 24, 2013

When Religion Had a Mind: The History of Philosophical Religion

Written in 1779 by the playwright and philosopher Gotthold Lessing, Nathan the Wise ranks among the most...

November 24, 2013

Gospel of Selfishness Pervades American Christianity

Anyone who has worked in the restaurant business will be happy to tell you that...

November 24, 2013

Tupac Shakur’s ‘Black Jesus’

This profound lyricist who had a way with words is considered by many to be...

November 24, 2013

Top Seven Things People Think Are In the Bible (That Totally Aren’t)

If I had to choose one phrase to sum up my deep connection to the...

November 24, 2013

Brace Yourself For The Next Clergy Suicide

While many of us in the “Church World” were still processing the recent headlines regarding...

November 23, 2013

Why Did So Many Black Women Die? Jonestown at 35

35 years ago, on November 19, 1978, 73-year-old Hyacinth Thrash awoke to a nightmare in...

November 23, 2013

American Choices Around Death Differ By Religion And Race

Death may be inevitable, but one in three Americans – including most blacks and Hispanics...

November 22, 2013

How Religion in Politics Has Changed Since President John F. Kennedy

On September 12, 1960, then senator, and presidential candidate, John F. Kennedy stood before a...

November 21, 2013

Dr. Thomas Dickerson Challenges Orthodoxy in New Book

Organized religion has profoundly influenced humanity for thousands of years, affecting everything from what we...

November 21, 2013

The Cultural Captivity of Christianity: The Poisoning of the Church

In the first third of the 300s, as the Roman emperor Constantine legalized Christianity and...

November 20, 2013

Church and State (Dept.): John Kerry Gets Religion

If Secretary of State John Kerry were heading to college today, he'd study comparative religion....

November 19, 2013

Suicide, Black Folk and Spiritual Leaders

by Darlene KelleyR3 ContributorAfter hearing the news of a pastor, Teddy Parker, whom I do not...

November 18, 2013

Confidentially Speaking: A Ministry to Clergy Spouses and Families, Part One

I am a retired pastor’s wife of 31 years, and I have seen, experienced, and...

November 18, 2013

Renisha McBride and the American Gun Slinger

by Joseph BostonR3 Contributor*First published at the Joseph Boston BlogRenisha McBride’s murder, in that she was...

November 16, 2013

How Lewis Lit the Way to Better Apologetics

In the south transept of London's Westminster Abbey—where for a thousand years the kings and...

November 15, 2013

The Unacceptable Acceptance of Rape

No, our eyes did not deceive us on last night's episode of Scandal. Daddy Grant did...

November 14, 2013

Soup Kitchen’s Atheist Ban Sparks Controversy

After the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen in Spartanburg, S.C., turned atheists away last spring when non-believers approached...

November 14, 2013

Religious Identity in a “Post-Religious” Age

It seems that Western society has entered into a “post-religious” age. Attendance at religious services...

November 14, 2013

How Billy Graham Became an American Icon

Under ordinary circumstances, Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch are probably not in the habit of...

November 13, 2013

Where was God in the Philippines?

The disasters are always different and often devastating. But the questions they raise are hauntingly familiar. In...

November 12, 2013

Southern Christian Ministers Betray Christ by Ignoring Health Insurance for the Poor

In a recent CNN online article on its "Belief" blog, (posted here) a scandal about the Affordable Care...

November 11, 2013

How the Tea Party’s Apocalyptic Politics Are Destroying the Republican Party

Want to know why the Tea Party so eager to grievously wound the Republican Party?...

November 11, 2013

12 Years a Slave and the Problem of (Black) Suffering

I keep reading these blogs about Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave claiming that black people are "tired" of...

November 11, 2013

Women and Taboos: Leaning In, and Getting Frank About Faith, Sexuality and the Bible

In this age of third-wave feminism, many Americans may not realize that Christian women continue...

November 11, 2013

Critical Approaches to Hip-Hop and Religion Group at AAR

Panels from the Hip Hop and Religion group of the American Academy of Religion that...

November 11, 2013

The Thing That’s Shocked Me Most About Pope Francis

This will probably come as no surprise, but I’m a fan of Pope Francis. A...

November 10, 2013

The American Church’s Absence of Lament

When we consider the typical church worship service in the United States, we discover certain...

November 10, 2013

A Religious Portrait of African-Americans

While the U.S. is generally considered a highly religious nation, African-Americans are markedly more religious...

November 10, 2013

R3 Contributor Gee Joyner to Speak at Lunch and Learn Series

R3 Contributor Gee Joyner will speak at the Lunch and Learn Series hosted by Gifts of Life...

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