Tag: Religion and society
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”...
Why is Eid celebrated twice a year and how has coronavirus...
Ken Chitwood, Concordia College New York
Editor’s note: At sundown on July 30, Muslims all over the world celebrated one of the principal festivals, Eid...
Faith-based ‘violence interrupters’ stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for...
Deanna Wilkinson, The Ohio State University
The July 4 weekend was one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, with 160 people, including several small...
Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we...
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
What in tarnation is “tarnation?” Why do people in old books exclaim “zounds!” in moments of surprise? And what could...
Oklahoma is – and always has been – Native land
Dwanna L. McKay, Colorado College
Some Oklahomans are expressing trepidation about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that much of the eastern part of the state...
Northern Ireland’s police transformation may hold lessons for the US
Laura A. Weinstein, City University of New York and Donald Beaudette, Emory University
As citizens and officials across the U.S. consider whether and how to...
Latest legal hurdle to removing Confederate statues in Virginia: The wishes...
Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond
A controversial statue of Robert E. Lee will remain in place in Richmond, the former capital of the American...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
