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January 06, 2012

Jesus Was Lynched: A Book Review of James Cone’s “The Cross and the Lynching Tree”

By Mel WhiteFor more than 40 years I’ve been moved and provoked by the writings...

January 06, 2012

Has religion made the world less safe?

By Steven Pinker Washington Post: On FaithThe Bible depicts a world that, seen through modern...

January 06, 2012

Occupy Religion: Don’t Let Religion Occupy You

Religion, and religious institutions, are not only granted undeserved credit for their role in social...

January 05, 2012

The Myth of Tolerant Paganism

By Michael F. BirdPatheosMy former post December 25th Means the Triumph of Christianity over Paganism caused a...

January 05, 2012

Religion and Politics in 2012

by Joseph KnippenbergFirst ThoughtsThis is a useful, if flawed, tour d’horizon of the top ten...

January 05, 2012

Santorum benefits from evangelical surge, but born-again Iowans splinter

By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion EditorRick Santorum rode a largely evangelical wave of support to...

January 05, 2012

When Universalist Truths Are Particular

Few biblical prophecies have generated as much heat as this week’s blessing of Judah: “The...

January 05, 2012

Commander and Chaplain: The Faith of Presidents

To have so many candidates in the current campaign say faith is a significant part...

January 02, 2012

2011 – Another hard year for Muslims in America

by Abdus Sattar GhazaliWhere there are Muslims, there are problems.” This alarmingly sweeping comment by...

January 02, 2012

Herman Cain’s God, Mormonism, and Christmas

When Herman Cain, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, announced the suspension of...

January 02, 2012

Difference With Mutual Respect: A New Kind of Hindu-Christian Dialogue

by Rajiv MalhotraHuffington PostIn an earlier blog, I introduced the concept of mutual respect and...

January 02, 2012

Theologizing Tim Tebow

by Daniel White HodgeConversantLifeFaith and religion within the public sphere has an interesting personality. A...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

Happy Holidays

We here at Rhetoric Race and Religion wish all of you a very blessed holiday...

December 21, 2011

Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion...

December 20, 2011

Second Volume of the Writings of Henry McNeal Turner Due January 2012

Dr. Andre E. Johnson is pleased to announce the publication of "An African American Pastor...

December 20, 2011

Nina Shea on Religious Freedom

Threats to religious liberty are hitting close to home as a number of states and...

December 19, 2011

Christianity Sees Major Shifts In 100 Years, Percentage Of Population Remains Constant

With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published...

December 17, 2011

How We All Pay For the Huge Tax Privileges Granted to Religion — It’s Time to Tax the Church

by Adam LeeAlterNetWould the world be better off without religion? That was the topic of...

December 17, 2011

Episcopal Church Divided Over Trinity’s Denial of Occupy

By ELIZABETH DRESCHERReligion DispatchesOn Friday, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, and...

December 17, 2011

Why Are African Americans So Religious?

December 17, 2011

Why the Modern President Can’t Belong to a Church

by Amy SullivanTime MagazineThe new internet era of politics has changed a lot of things...

December 17, 2011

Changing Church

Profiles: Rev. Dr. Monica A. Coleman“Womanist theologies of salvation state that Jesus Christ can be...

December 17, 2011

Basic Black Live: The Black Church in the 21st Century

As we head into the Christmas holiday, we want to stop and consider the power...

December 16, 2011

The faith (and doubts) of our fathers

IN THE year of our Lord 1816 two grand old men of the American Revolution...

December 16, 2011

Omaha Tri-Faith Initiative Has Unique Approach To Interfaith Relations

by Jaweed KaleemHuffington PostIn cities across the nation, increasingly diverse after waves of immigration and...

December 16, 2011

Debra Dodd Fired: Former Secretary At Cumberland Presbyterian Church Says Interracial Marriage Got Her Fired

A white church secretary is suing her former employer, arguing that she was fired for...

December 14, 2011

Attacking Mitt Romney, Attacking Faith

Religious prejudice has become a major campaign issue during the Republican primaries this fall. Not...

December 14, 2011

Jon Stewart: TLC’s ‘All-American Muslim’ Not Stereotypical Enough For Florida Family Association

How we framed religion have consequences. See Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political...

December 13, 2011

Newt Gingrich and religious conservatives: A marriage of convenience

The latest polls show a surging Newt Gingrich winning substantial support among white evangelical voters,...

December 13, 2011

If God forgave King David, why not Newt Gingrich?

By Becky GarrisonThe GuardianIn the state of Iowa, is the former speaker of the US...

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