Tag: Religion and society
Native Americans’ decades long struggle for control over sacred lands is...
Rosalyn R. LaPier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans?
When you’re questioning your faith after being hurt by your religious...
Christine D. Gonzales-Wong, Texas A&M-San Antonio
For the past few months, religion has never been far from U.S. headlines.
Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
A simmering, difficult, and timely question returns to the Supreme Court this fall:...
Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut
At the end of each summer, hordes of people flock to the Black Rock...
Why virtue signaling isn’t the same as virtue – it actually...
Christopher Beem, Penn State
In a speech on July 23, 2022, before the Conservative Political Action Committee, or CPAC,...
Ukraine’s war has shattered some friendships and family ties – but...
Greta Uehling, University of Michigan
War does more than displace civilians, or kill them. When wars are waged in...
An interfaith discussion on the role of religion in mental health
Emily Costello, The Conversation and Thalia Plata, The Conversation
Religious leaders often try to support the people they serve...
Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a...
Brenda J. Child, University of Minnesota
During a weeklong trip to Canada, Pope Francis visited a former residential school...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
