Category: Community
We All Have Our Choice
The participation of religious folk in the various “occupations” springing up throughout the U.S. is receiving increasing attention. Jonathan Oskins, writing for State of Formation, provid... Read More
Occupy Wall Street: Abundance v Scarcity
While preparing for class recently, I read an article by Walter Brueggemann “The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity” which takes a Christian theological analysis to the notions of abundanc... Read More
Ringing the Bell: Will Occupy Wall St. Reverberate?
I was scanning through pictures of the Occupy Wall Street protest this week, trying to put this new movement in perspective, when two pictures caught my eye. The first was a Japanese man wearing a mas... Read More
Out of Deep Love
Article first published as Out of Deep Love: The Lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. on Blogcritics. The recent dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has inspired some to invoke his name in ... Read More
The Power of Peace! by Joshua Toepper
“How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1, NRSV)!” These words quoted by Rabbi Steven Morgan could not have been more appropriate a sentiment at s... Read More
Leaving the “Witches” and “Dead Chickens” Behind
Upon logging onto facebook the other day, I was glad to see that a friend had posted a link to this article on increasing African American involvement with African religions on my page. I knew that th... Read More
“Spiritual Directions, Religious Ways, and Education,” by Joseph McCann
Robert Wuthnow, Professor of Sociology at Princeton and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, has been observing and analyzing American approaches to religion for some decades now. H... Read More
Here’s Hoping People Will Look Beyond the Turban
This column is modified from a piece I wrote that appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. Last weekend, a 100-year old man finished a marathon in Toronto, Canada. Thousands gathered to celebrate hi... Read More