Tag: Religion and society
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it...
David Albertson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves...
How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
Danielle N. Boaz, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
For decades, it has been common for people to throw...
Pope Francis’ approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic...
Steven P. Millies, Catholic Theological Union
Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples...
Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth
Helen A. Berger, Brandeis University
Yule will be celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere...
How the Christmas pudding, with ingredients taken from the colonies, became...
Troy Bickham, Texas A&M University
As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas...
Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but the same is true...
Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder
Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers...
A TikTok Jesus promises divine blessings and many worldly comforts
Brandon Dean, University of Iowa
The TikTok profile Daily Believer (@believerdaily) has 70 videos with computer-generated Jesuses looking directly...
In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred....
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose...
