Tag: Religion and society
How the US military has embraced growing religious diversity
Ronit Y. Stahl, University of California, Berkeley
In 1919, Lee Levinger buried four soldiers in France. The responsibility to preside over a funeral was not...
Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and...
Rebecca Janzen, University of South Carolina
Nine members of a prominent Mormon family in northern Mexico, all women and children, were gunned down on Nov....
Why Joe Biden was denied communion at a church
Bruce T. Morrill, Vanderbilt University
Former Vice President Joseph Biden, who is a Roman Catholic, recently stopped on the campaign trail to attend Sunday Mass...
Day of the Dead: From Aztec goddess worship to modern Mexican...
Kirby Farah, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but...
Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting...
Bridget Marshall, University of Massachusetts Lowell
“Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations...
Fundamentalism turns 100, a landmark for the Christian Right
William Trollinger, University of Dayton
These days, the term “fundamentalism” is often associated with a militant form of Islam.
But the original fundamentalist movement was actually...
The history of the cross and its many meanings over the...
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With...
Universal ethical truths are at the core of Jewish High Holy...
Ronald W. Pies, Tufts University
My most vivid adolescent memories of the Jewish High Holy Days are the painful rumbling of my empty stomach as...
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In a New York City neighborhood, the challenges….
In a New York City neighborhood, the challenges – and potential – for America's urban future
Robert Snyder, Rutgers University Newark
When you exit the...
