In a recent Sightings column, Martin E. Marty writes about American religion during the Great Depression, and what we can…
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Tattooed Jews
Monica Rozenfeld writes about young Jews who express themselves through Judaic-inspired tattoos.
Sexual objectification and the hijab
Sobia Ali critiques an article by Amel Abdullah, who interprets a recent study by a Princeton psychologist to support the…
An economy of faith
At Religion Dispatches, Mark S. Hanson writes about the moral imperative of wealthy nations to fight poverty, and Obama's responsibilities…
“A Secular Age”: Tracing the Contours of Religion and Belief
The Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin, Ireland is holding an international interdisciplinary conference and graduate summer school from…
The radicalization of Israel’s soldiers
In Slate, Christopher Hitchens writes about the extreme views of some military rabbis in Israel, and how this is not…
Tony Blair on religion and modernity
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair writes in On Faith about religion and the modern world.
A People’s History of Christianity
Mary Jacobs of the United Methodist Reporter has interviewed Diana Butler Bass about her new book, A People's History of…
Aristotle and Islam
Eric Heinze writes in the Guardian about a question posed to him by two Muslim students, on the compatibility of…
Condoms, AIDS, and the pope
A New York Times editorial addresses the recent statement by Pope Benedict XVI about the role of condoms in the…