War on Terror

Engaging the religious “Other” is only a matter of life or death.

Posted on March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 by Jason Tippitt

In the interests of full disclosure, a few points as preface to the following: As a freshman in college, I gave serious thought to converting to Islam. While I’d like to think that I was stopped mai... Read More

It’s hard to find 11-year anniversary cards, or, healing isn’t forgetting

Posted on September 12, 2012September 11, 2012 by Jason Tippitt

Eleven years have now passed since the illusion of peace and tranquility was shattered on another clear, blue, Tuesday morning, eleven years in which we’ve stubbornly refused as a nation to learn th... Read More

Faith, Race, and Terror

Posted on August 14, 2012August 13, 2012 by Phillipe Copeland

Article first published as Faith, Race, and Terror on Blogcritics. It’s mourning in America again. Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote that the blood of the innocent cries forever. We join our cries wi... Read More

Bin Laden’s Dead. But, What Are We Celebrating, Exactly?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene

I am still sorting through the emotions and the facts swirling around the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed. What a turn of events! These are just my initial thoughts about terror, lo... Read More

Religious Ethics After Abu Ghraib

Posted on December 21, 2010December 28, 2010 by Rachel A. Heath

Last December, I had the opportunity to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia. The Parliament seeks to promote harmony, reconciliation, and understanding in t... Read More