On the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago, faith-based peace activists gathered at the Pentagon and the White House to call for nuclear disarmament and an end to war.
The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech
Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s nearly two-year war in Gaza since have convulsed not only the region but the world. Here in the United States, the rise in antisemitic incidents and questions of how criticism…
Reform rabbis made to leave stage at London hostage rally after calling for end to Gaza war
Two rabbis were jeered off the stage at a rally in support of the Israeli hostages in Gaza on Sunday — but the jeering did not come from pro-Palestinian counter-protesters.
Non-religious chaplains are changing how we understand spiritual care
Religiously unaffiliated Americans represent about 28% of the country’s population, according to 2024 Pew Research Center data. As this demographic has grown, so, too, have the number of religiously unaffiliated chaplains.
Why ‘Young Washington’ And ‘The Resurrection Of The Christ’ Are Bigger Than You Think
Two recent announcements about two upcoming faith-based releases that could be game-changers for the industry: Angel Studios and The Wonder Project’s “Young Washington” and Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ.”
Lecture dedicated to activist Jesuit priest in India cancelled due to Hindu nationalists
St. Xavier’s College has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, originally scheduled for the evening of August 9, following a protest by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
Is Divorce the Next Front in the Culture War?
When someone says the term “Culture War,” the first issues that usually come to mind are access to abortion or same-sex marriage. These are two of the most well-known ‘social issues’ in American religion and politics over the last several…
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of salmon, which Alaska Native families have harvested for generations and preserved…
Olympic-style teen games celebrate Jewish pride through sports
Danielle Rose Nurko might be a 2024 JCC Maccabi Games medalist, but for the 16-year-old tennis player, the annual Olympic-style competition for Jewish teens isn’t about winning.
Beyond brute strength: A fresh look at Samson’s search for intimacy in the Hebrew Bible
The biblical figure of Samson has long been understood as a man of brute strength, a warrior on the margins of society whose story is often defined by violence and destruction. Yet alongside his strength, Samson is known for his entanglements with women.
Pope Leo XIV Returns to Tradition
When the monks of Canterbury Cathedral prepared Thomas Becket’s body for burial in the year 1170, they discovered a hairshirt hidden under his vestments. The British faithful considered it evidence of the martyred archbishop’s piety.
Church membership may be declining, but many churchgoers are double-dosing
After Becky Hope left the evangelical church she had been attending in Portland, Oregon, four years ago, she began watching online services at an ecumenical church in New York City — just for a little while, she figured, until she…