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November 10, 2013

Atheist ‘Mega-Churches’ Take Root Across US, World

It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Hundreds packed in for more...

November 09, 2013

In Disfigured Man, Pope Francis Saw Jesus

What did the pope see when he embraced a disfigured man in St. Peter’s Square? If...

November 09, 2013

Interviews & Discussions at AAR

KineticsLive.comat the American Academy of Religion Conference in Baltimore, MarylandNovember 25th, 2PM-5PMRenaissance HotelTheme: Prophetic Rage: Reflecting...

November 09, 2013

The Obamacare ‘Scandal’ You Haven’t Heard About

The Rev. Timothy McDonald gripped the pulpit with both hands, locked eyes with the shouting...

November 08, 2013

Critical Communication History| Religious Rhetoric(s) of the African Diaspora: Using Oral History to Study HIV/AIDS, Community, and Rhetorical Interventions

The destructive effects of HIV/AIDS on humankind have gone beyond victims, their families, and their...

November 08, 2013

Chickens Coming Home to Roost

We just don’t get it, do we? We have this penchant for violence that is...

November 08, 2013

The God of Rap: Why Kanye West brought Jesus on Stage

On the opening night of the Yeezus Tour, multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning rapper Kanye West brought...

November 08, 2013

Brothers, Shake It Off-Pt. 2

by O'Shan GadsdenR3 Contributor*To read the part 1, click hereIn my last post, I suggested...

November 06, 2013

Gods in America: Religious Pluralism in the United States

With the constant barrage of updates on our respective fields of interest by way of...

November 05, 2013

Bolz-Weber’s Liberal, Foulmouthed Articulation of Christianity Speaks to Fed-up Believers

Nadia Bolz-Weber bounds into the University United Methodist Church sanctuary like a superhero from Planet...

November 05, 2013

Johnson’s Book Selected for Top Award

The African American Communication and Culture Division (AACCD) of the National Communication Association (NCA) selected Dr....

November 04, 2013

Is Religion the Cause of Violence?

Given the relationship between religion and violence, I want to explore a very controversial claim,...

November 04, 2013

Meet the ‘Hip’ Christian Right-Wingers Trying to Make Conservative Christianity Look Cool for the Kids

It’s no secret in Christian circles that young people are leaving the church in droves,...

November 04, 2013

The Religious Communication Association 2013 Awards

The Religious Communication (RCA) is an academic society founded in 1973 by people interested in...

November 04, 2013

The Murky Matrix of Contemporary Ministry: Piety, Privilege and the #PreachersofL.A.-Pt.2

by Earle FisherR3 Contributor*This is the second of a two part post. Read Part 1...

November 03, 2013

King David Misunderstood

Religion students at Yale Divinity School blame Dr. Joel Baden for “ruining” King David for...

November 01, 2013

Top Five Posts for the Week of October 26-31, 2013

Here are the top five posts from Rhetoric Race and Religion this week. To contribute...

November 01, 2013

2013 Gardner C. Taylor Lecture with Rev. Martha Simmons

Rev. Martha Simmons is an associate minister at Rush Memorial United Church of Christ in...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Brothers, Shake It Off-Pt. 1

by O'Shan GadsdenR3 Contributor*This first appeared in the Good Men ProjectWalking down the Famous Georgia...

October 31, 2013

Dr. Johnson to Serve as Inaugural Speaker of the Lunch and Learn Series

R3 editor, Dr. Andre E. Johnson will serve as the Inaugural Speaker of the Gifts...

October 31, 2013

“Nones” on the Rise

The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at...

October 31, 2013

Our Contributor: Nadolyn Dunigan

Rev. Nadolyn Dunigan currently serves as an Associate Pastor at Christ Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of...

October 31, 2013

Why Is Mississippi More Religious Than New Hampshire?

New Hampshire is the least religious state in the union and Mississippi is the most religious according...

October 31, 2013

Celebrity Deaths and the Future of American Religion

Where is Lou Reed? I know he's dead, but I mean now that he is...

October 31, 2013

How Religion Helps Men Evade Personal Responsibility

I posted at XX Factor about this website where women set out to shame “homewreckers”, i.e. women...

October 30, 2013

Slavery and Religious Rhetoric

The 1853 slave narrative Twelve Years a Slave is now a major motion picture directed by Steve McQueen.The film...

October 29, 2013

Seminary Launches Doctor of Ministry in Urban Ministry Leadership

Dr. Soong-Chan Rah to lead programNorth Park Theological Seminary, in partnership with Fuller Theological Seminary,...

October 29, 2013

The #GovernmentShutdown: A Reader

On October 1, 2013, Congress could not agree to a continuing resolution to fund the...

October 29, 2013

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part Two)

Part One of this blog really struck a nerve. I tried to respond to comments until...

October 29, 2013

Jimmy Carter, “Progressive” Evangelicals, and the Religious Right

Pepperdine University’s Washington, DC program honored the late U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-Oregon) in a...

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