“Strangely enough,” Foucault mused, “man—the study of whom is supposed by the naïve to be the oldest investigation since Socrates—is…
An atheism a theologian can love
Christianity
Against Judaist-Christianism
I do not have much to add to the debate surrounding the Islamic Cultural Center that will surely be built…
Seminar: “From Worldview to Worship: The Liturgical Turn in Cultural Theory”
Next summer, James K.A. Smith will lead the Calvin College seminar "From Worldview to Worship: The Liturgical Turn in Cultural…
A new Great Awakening
Glenn Beck's track record of keeping promises may not be pristine (in fact, Pulitzer Prize-winning politifact.com has often given his…
What’s wrong with burning the Qur’an?
A Florida church’s plans to burn copies of the Qur’an on September 11 have drawn widespread condemnation, including from the…
Perceiving the President
A recent Pew Research poll indicates that an increasing percentage of Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Reviewing Hipster Christianity
At Religion Dispatches, Nicole Greenfield reviews Brett McCracken's Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide.
The UK’s first “anti-terror” summer camp
Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri has founded the United Kingdom's first anti-terrorism camp, reports Dominic Casciani for the BBC.
Taylor’s Constantinianism
In the July 2010 issue of Modern Theology, Stanley Hauerwas and Romand Coles reflect on Charles Taylor's A Secular Age.
Snake handling, Islam, and the First Ammendment
Following Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's recent comments suggesting that Islam may not be a religion, but rather "a nationality,…