Prejean’s work opposing capital punishment was captured in her book and film Dead Man Walking, and now she’s speaking out against a spate of planned killings.
The politics of Apocalypse
In the corner of the public square where people of faith cluster, debate rages on whether it’s possible to engage a militantly secular age, or if retreat is, borrowing Leonard Cohen’s immortal phrase, “the only engine of survival.”
Einstein’s faith and ours
When any and all research can be contemptuously waved away with the smear of “political correctness” and every verifiable fact can be beaten back with talk of “media bias,” we’ve got to fight for the right to make certain distinctions.
Pope likens migrant holding centers to ‘concentration camps’
Pope Francis urged governments to get migrants and refugees out of holding centers, saying many had become “concentration camps.”
New study shows anti-semitism soared last year
Harassment, vandalism and other hostile acts against Jewish people and sites in the U.S. increased by 34 percent last year and are up 86 percent through the first three months of 2017, according to data released Monday.
How religious literacy might have changed the Waco tragedy
A cascade of religious scholars argued that the Waco raid was not completely justified and that, with a little more patience and understanding of biblical theology, the massive loss of life could have been avoided.
Arkansas puts Ledell Lee to death, in its first execution since 2005
The State of Arkansas, dismissing criticism that it intended to rush too many prisoners to their deaths too quickly, on Thursday night carried out its first execution in more than a decade.
In church-state playground brawl, justices lean toward the church
A clear majority of justices at the U.S. Supreme Court seemed troubled Wednesday by a Missouri grant program that bars state money from going to religious schools for playground improvement.
God in the machine: my strange journey into transhumanism
After losing her faith, a former evangelical Christian felt adrift in the world. She then found solace in a radical technological philosophy — but its promises of immortality and spiritual transcendence soon seemed unsettlingly familiar.
Livingstone named 15th Baylor president, 1st female president in school’s history
For the past two years, Linda Livingstone has been dean of the George Washington University School of Business.
Pacem in terris: Easter, Earth Day and Pentecost’s promise
It’s not only human reality on the line, and not only sentient life. In the testimony of Scripture, all creation is sentient, capable of responding to the Creator’s purpose, promise and provision.
Are young black Millennials reclaiming a theology of resistance?
Generally speaking, black between the ages of 18-29 are not leaving Christianity and ecclesiastical affiliation. News outlets covered the trend of Millennials leaving the church, but ignored the racial subtext of those who chose to stay, and also were black.











