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March 2012

March 21, 2012

Book Club Gathering: April 9, 2012

The Rhetoric Race and Religion book club will convene on April 9, 2012 at 6:00pm at...

March 21, 2012

Speaking in a Prophet’s Stead: Rhetoric, Power and HIV/AIDS

By Christopher HouseChristopher House will serve as a visiting professor at Memphis Theological Seminary this...

March 21, 2012

The Lamb That Was Slain: The Killing of Trayvon Martin

by Gee JoynerRhetoric Race Religion ContributorIn ancient Jewish tradition, an animal sacrifice-- most often a...

March 20, 2012

Professor to Teach New Class at Seminary and University

Dr. Andre E. Johnson, the Dr. James L. Netters Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Religion...

March 20, 2012

Renown Theologian and Activist will serve as a Visiting Scholar at Memphis Theological Seminary

Memphis Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Allan Boesak, South African clergyman, and one...

March 20, 2012

Intentional Gaming with God

by Brian FoulksRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorAnd only prayers are the tightest game you can...

March 20, 2012

Youth Turned Off by Religion and Politics, Turn Away From Church

Young people are turning away from churches because they associate Christianity with Republican politics, a...

March 20, 2012

Catholic Teaching and Religious Liberty: Understanding the Nuances of the Contraceptive Debate

Since the time of the French Revolution, liberal democracies and the Roman Catholic Church have...

March 18, 2012

Religious literacy in schools could solve tough problems

Religion ranks as one of the most divisive factors in the world today. Yet, it...

March 18, 2012

Religious Liberty and a Rhetoric of Reconciliation

By Jack NewmanThere is nothing quite like a good controversy to unite people of common...

March 16, 2012

Challenging Religious Bigotry In The Birth Control Debate

By Katherine M AcostaCountercurrents.orgIn 1975, country legend Loretta Lynn released a song with these lyrics:All...

March 16, 2012

Churches Vehicles of Discrimination?

by Giovanni Neal BKA Blame GirlRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorIssue: So I am reading this blog...

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

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