Charles Taylor published A Secular Age while I was in divinity school. Given the significance of the book and the attention it generated, the faculty decided to read and discuss it together. Because of the length and density of the volume, I…
Cosmic Comics: 3 Graphic Novels Highlighting Faith That Are Worth A Read
In the company of endless superhero comics and Japanese pirate manga lives a delightfully sizable population of religious graphic novels. This is fitting, as perhaps the oldest comics are religious.
What is Chabad-Lubavitch? A Jewish studies scholar explains
If you live anywhere near New York – or anywhere in the world, really – you may have seen a picture of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Yellow posters of the rabbi’s face are stuck to lampposts or streetlights: an elderly…
The Politics of Organized Nones
I learned a term in graduate school that I probably use too much now in my everyday life – ‘a self-selection effect.’ It’s something that the average person does all the time and doesn’t realize: they choose to be part…
National Fund for Sacred Places awards $4 million for preservation of historic houses of worship
Two dozen historic faith communities have received grants from The National Fund for Sacred Spaces, in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to be used to support critical preservation projects that will help maintain and extend the life of…
What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these measures can result in a death penalty.
Paws In The Pews: Why Some Churches Have Gone Out Of Their Way To Welcome Dogs
It is said that all dogs go to heaven. At least, these two certainly will.
What to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church’s $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.
With Election Day looming, Harris ramps up engagement with Black church
When a Detroit pastor asked Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (Oct. 15) about her alleged “lack of engagement” with Black church leaders, the Democratic presidential contender looked visibly taken aback. Harris rejected the accusation, calling it “misinformation” that originated…