In Pakistan's Daily Times, Syed Mansoor Hussain writes about the rising presence and popularity of the Taliban in Pakistan, and…
Pakistan’s Talibanization
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Vatican tax support
Father Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household, discusses Christian financial obligations to the state in his Gospel commentary at…
A kosher sustainable-food movement
The New York Times Magazine recently ran an article about the intersections between Jewish kosher laws and the sustainable movement.
Christian persecution in India
The New York Times reports on a growing trend of the persecution of Christians in India.
Can religion control pain?
Get Religion's Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans critiques an article in the Guardian about a study citing religious belief as a source…
humanitarianism • activism • media • religion
A public panel and media project, cosponsored by the SSRC and the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at…
The controversy of Kol Nidre
Anticipating Kol Nidre, Michael Weiss has written an article in Slate discussing the controversy that surrounds this facet of Yom…
Anti-Semitism and the financial crisis
The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a large upswing in anti-Semitism on the internet as the economic crisis worsens.
Christ and the Terminator
The Scoop discusses a New York Times article that draws parallels between "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and the life of…
Jerusalem’s mayoral race
Shmuel Rosner writes in Slate about the contested mayoral race in Jerusalem.