public discourse

Goodbye Jesus, Hello… Atheism?

Posted on February 1, 2012January 31, 2012 by Funlayo Wood

As 2011 drew to a close, a number of articles surfaced about Black atheists in the US – being Black and a scholar of religion, they caught my interest. Though the amount of recent attention belies t... Read More

Speaking on Freedoms

Posted on March 4, 2011March 3, 2011 by Anna DeWeese

I’m angry. On my way to work this morning, a small sidebar in the daily paper I read caught my attention. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church who were appe... Read More

On Civility, Discourse, and Elizabeth Edwards

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio

I am not interested in talking about the stance of the church or its members this morning. Rather, I want to use this space to raise the larger issue of civility. Put differently, I might ask: “Is... Read More