Charles Mathewes, of The American Interest, discusses the role of religion in evolutionary theory and analyzes two publications on this topic.
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Exodus International renounces gay “cure”
by Candice ScharfRecently, the President of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, made statements renouncing some of his organization's beliefs, such as the ability to "cure" homosexuality by Christian prayer and psychotherapy.
July 11, 2012
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Bible, flowers, and relevance
by Candice ScharfJohn Boy, contributing editor to The Immanent Frame and an associate editor of Frequencies, reflects on his recent visit to Amsterdam's Bijebels Museum.
July 12, 2012
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AIDS and LGBT equality
by Taline CoxIn honor of the International AIDS Conference that will take place in Washington, D.C. later this month, Diane Winston, a member of the SSRC New Directions in the Study of Prayer Advisory Committee) contributed an essay to Religion Dispatches on the change in mainstream attitudes towards the LGBT community in response to the AIDS epidemic.
July 17, 2012
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Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
by The EditorsIn his new publication, Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa, David Chidester explores South African indigenous religious heritage and the meaning and power of this religion in a changing South African society.
July 17, 2012
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Martha Nussbaum on religion, tolerance, and feminism
by Candice ScharfRecently, David Johnson, Web Editor at the Boston Review, interviewed Martha Nussbaum and discussed her new publication, The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age.
July 17, 2012
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The “New New Atheists”
by Candice ScharfChristopher R. Beha discusses a recent article he had written for Harper's Magazine in which he considers three publications, written by authors he classifies as the "New New Atheists."
July 19, 2012
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A Conversation with Robert Bellah on Religion in Human Evolution
by Wei ZhuThe following video is of Robert Bellah's comments at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in San Francisco.
July 20, 2012
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Purity balls
by Wei ZhuAt Religion Dispatches, Jessica Valenti writes on a new Swiss documentary, Virgin Tales, and the phenomenon of purity balls.
July 23, 2012
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Paul Froese featured in New Voices
by Candice ScharfThe Social Science Research Council (SSRC) recently featured Paul Froese in their New Voices section, which recognizes leading scholars in the social sciences for outstanding and original research.
July 24, 2012