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TRANSITIONS: Spider Webs or Eagles’ Wings?
Do you all remember getting your report card every nine weeks in grade school? I would work hard each term to make good grades so I could receive my mother’s praise or that extra $5.00 as a reward... Read More
Walking it Out: Parakaleo from Selma to Montgomery by Rachel Kinney
Last week, I had my first Spring Break of Divinity School. I fought off all my urges to travel to a tropical location and flash strangers (Springer Break anyone?) and was excited to spend time in the ... Read More
An American Mosque in the South: Fright Night Redux
Potluck dinners in scary mosques... Read More
The Lesson of Kony 2012 for Mission Outreach: Sometimes “Doing Nothing” is Better
“Oh, my dear, idealists are the cruelest monsters of them all.” -Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation In her various books on American history, Sarah Vowell repeatedly reveals a complex relationsh... Read More
“Mary Astell’s Unlikely Feminist Revolution: Lessons on the Role of Religion in Fighting for Gender Rights in 18th Century England,” by Brandon Withrow
The Christian philosopher and theologian Mary Astell (1666-1731) called for a counter-intuitive feminist revolution, which included the education of, and Protestant monastic community for, women (as a... Read More
Rise up, Sotah: Contraception, Religion, and Slut-Shaming
One of the great things about the technological age is that we have a range of medicines and devices that make it possible to have a fulfilling sex life while significantly reducing the risk of an unp... Read More
State of Formation Founder a Coexist Prize Finalist
We are proud to announce that Joshua Stanton, a Founding Co-Editor at the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue and State of Formation, is one if six finalists for the global Coexist Prize. We invite yo... Read More
Love Cannot Be Legislated
Article first published as Love Cannot Be Legislated on Blogcritics. The Supreme Court will be taking up the controversial issue of affirmative action this year. Many are concerned that the court will... Read More
Elephants in the Global Jewish Room
The uniqueness of my Jewish identity could be one of the reasons conference organizers have invited me to participate. I expect there will be people at the conference who won’t consider me to be a ... Read More