Tag: Religion and society
Finding joy in 2020? It’s not such an absurd idea, really
Angela Gorrell, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
The year 2020 hasn’t been one to remember – in fact, for a lot of...
What is charismatic Catholicism?
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
Amy Coney Barrett reportedly will be Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme...
The complicated legacy of the Pilgrims is finally coming to light...
Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to Plymouth will...
Don’t be so shocked at the Falwell claims – research on...
Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Many headlines in the past week have speculated publicly on the sex lives of Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife...
What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles
Leslie Dorrough Smith, Avila University
Jerry Falwell Jr. may well be wishing that a photo with his underwear showing and his arm around the waist...
Yes, God can be hurt, but not in the way Trump...
Sameer Yadav, Westmont College and Helen De Cruz, Saint Louis University
President Trump claimed recently that the prospect of a Biden presidency would “hurt God.”
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Israel suspends formal annexation of the West Bank, but its controversial...
Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles
Editor’s note: In a historic agreement announced by President Trump on Aug. 13, Israel has suspended its plan...
The belief that demons have sex with humans runs deep in...
Cavan W. Concannon, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Houston physician and pastor Stella Immanuel – described as “spectacular”...
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...
