ideology

On Irreconcilable Differences: My Interreligious Dialogue with Mormon Missionaries

Posted on June 16, 2015June 15, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay

Since I’m conducting field research on interfaith dialogue in Rome, I thought it would be an important part of my participant-observation to embark upon a dialogue. I met some Mormon sisters conduct... Read More

Everyday Theology: Humans of New York

Posted on February 5, 2015February 4, 2015 by Laura Brekke

Brandon Stanton and the popular blog Humans of New York, are making the media rounds this week. After photographing a student who shared his enthusiastic appreciation for his teacher, Stanton embarked... Read More

Grieve First, Tell Stories Later: Notes on Tragedy and Ideological Opportunism

Posted on April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 by Jared Hillary Ruark

On Monday, bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and today we’re tempted to tell stories when we ought to be grieving. The pundits have already started. (Apparently the first rul... Read More

Reflections on Tulsi Gabbard’s Gita Oath by Mani Rao

Posted on November 22, 2012May 13, 2015 by State of Formation

Last week’s post-election news features Tulsi Gabbard, the “first Hindu-American congresswoman,” who plans to take her oath on the Bhagavad Gita. Gabbard served with Hawaii’s National Guard, a... Read More

Saint Reagan, Pay For Us (Sangre de Reagan)

Posted on May 24, 2012May 26, 2012 by Paul Joseph Greene

Turning the blood of Ronald Reagan into a commodity and a means of profit fits alarmingly well with the ideology of those who have worked tirelessly to transform the ex-President into an American Sain... Read More

The Body of Priced

Posted on May 13, 2011May 12, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene

These used to be regarded as failings, deficiencies and sins: greed, envy, gluttony, lust. Now our highest values seem to be embodied in these once deadly sins which are now reformed into virtues. B... Read More