The election of Donald Trump has galvanized the Christian left, creating a situation in which liberation theology may be relevant once again.
Old Testament ‘bad,’ New Testament ‘good’: A dangerous (and mistaken) assumption
Oops, we just threw the Jewish tradition under the bus again. So sorry. We didn’t mean it. Really.
A scholar of forgiveness explains what makes a good public apology for sexual misconduct
Theologian L. Gregory Jones, the dean of the Duke University Divinity School, on why “forgiveness should always be a gift.”
Religious groups bring pro-choice billboards to Oklahoma
The pro-choice campaign includes eight billboards north and south of Oklahoma City, near Stillwater, Edmond, Marlow, Chickasha, and Newcastle, as well as radio spots and online ads.
Evangelical purity movement sees women’s bodies as a ‘threat’
In this culture, men and boys are talked about as being sexually weak and women and girls are supposed to be the holders of all sexual purity. So ultimately women and girls are responsible for the sexual thoughts and feelings…
This real estate company figured out a simple way to offer the homeless a house and a job
It’s now started a nonprofit to help spread its simple solution: hire people who’ve lost their jobs and homes to be property managers–and have them live for cheap on-site.
North Carolina’s problem isn’t Florence, it’s poverty
The floodplains read like maps of inequality and race.
Misogyny, hypocrisy, and the Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS confirmation process
In short, the issue is whether the nation deserves an impartial investigation concerning an allegation of juvenile misogyny, and whether that conduct, if it occurred, should somehow be excused decades later when the alleged misogynist is a candidate for a…
Americans’ approval of Pope Francis drops to 53% amid more church sex abuse revelations
In September 2015, according to Gallup, about 70 percent of Americans felt favorably about the pope. That number declined only slightly to 66 percent by early August.