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Not Theology, but Authority: Rob Bell and the Evangelical Institutional Establishment

Not Theology, but Authority: Rob Bell and the Evangelical Institutional Establishment

Posted on March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 by Michael J. Altman
The criticism of Rob Bell’s Love Wins is not about theology. It is all about authority. In case you missed the hubbub surrounding Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins, I point you to Sara StaelyR... Read More
Peter King Hearings: A Crystallizing Moment for the Interfaith Movement?

Peter King Hearings: A Crystallizing Moment for the Interfaith Movement?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
The hearings Representative Peter King recently held on the supposed “radicalization” of American Muslims are widely considered to be the most counterproductive in recent history. They sin... Read More
When You Just Shouldn’t Say Anything: Sam Harris and the Qur’an

When You Just Shouldn’t Say Anything: Sam Harris and the Qur’an

Posted on March 25, 2011March 25, 2011 by Joshua Oxley
I try to be as generous as possible. I try to listen first, think things through, give others the benefit of the doubt. But when someone says something so ignorant, so poorly thought-out, and so disho... Read More
The Curious Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The Curious Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Posted on March 22, 2011July 10, 2011 by Ben DeVan
The former Muslim atheist who "prefer(s) John Locke, John Stuart Mill and Jon Stewart to Jesus Christ," commends...Jesus Christ?... Read More
Spills: A Collage for the News

Spills: A Collage for the News

Posted on March 22, 2011April 15, 2011 by Bryan Parys
When we receive news, we are being invited into a transaction of words, but we are not told what to do with them. We respond.... When words respond to words, we call it “education” and “dialogue... Read More
Making Sense of Tragedy: Was the Earthquake a “Divine Punishment”?

Making Sense of Tragedy: Was the Earthquake a “Divine Punishment”?

Posted on March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 by Gretchen Koch
Over at Religion Dispatches Levi McLaughlin, a professor of religion who specializes in East Asian traditions, writes about Tokyo’s governor Shintaro Ishihara describing the tsunami that struck... Read More
Video Blog: “Islamophobia: The New McCarthyism?”

Video Blog: “Islamophobia: The New McCarthyism?”

Posted on March 15, 2011March 15, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
Here is my interview with Odyssey Networks on why, as a Jew, I find the Peter King hearings so disturbing. Do you find them disturbing? If so, why? On the bright side, as noted in Religious Freedom U... Read More
Bullying isn’t just for kids: why dialogue is essential in Wisconsin teachers’ strike

Bullying isn’t just for kids: why dialogue is essential in Wisconsin teachers’ strike

Posted on March 12, 2011 by John Klawiter
Over the past few weeks, I have been fascinated at the cat and mouse game that is happening just over the border from me in Wisconsin.  The big bully Governor Walker is metaphorically taking away the... Read More
Harding University and The State of the Gay

Harding University and The State of the Gay

Posted on March 11, 2011March 11, 2011 by Marvin Lance Wiser
Nestled in the heart of Arkansas west of the mighty Mississippi, but east of the Ozarks lies a quaint Southern town with a big college atmosphere. It’s quiet and hot (the humid type!) during the... Read More
Sue Blackmore Decides That Religions Are Not, in Fact, Viruses of the Mind

Sue Blackmore Decides That Religions Are Not, in Fact, Viruses of the Mind

Posted on March 10, 2011March 22, 2011 by Gretchen Koch
Sue Blackmore is one of the go-to voices in the UK on matters of religious thinking and consciousness. She is, believe it or not, an atheist with a PhD in parapsychology.  Originally a firm believer ... Read More
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