Ronald C. White Jr. writes in the Presbyterian Outlook about the often overlooked evolution of Abraham Lincoln's faith.
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The mythology of Jewish “self hatred”
by Laura DuaneAt Goatmilk, Sasha Rabkin speaks out against the practice of labeling Jews who oppose the actions of Israel as "self haters."
April 24, 2009
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Alister McGrath’s fine-tuned universe
by Nathan SchneiderBen Myers of Faith and Theology discusses Alister McGrath's new book, A Fine-Tuned Universe, which is based on his 2009 Gifford Lectures.
April 24, 2009
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Islam on the high seas
by Laura DuaneStephen Prothero writes at the Wall Street Journal that we should not neglect the link between Somali piracy and historical Islam.
April 24, 2009
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Race, class, and gender in American Islam
by Laura DuaneJamilah King reviews Jamillah Karim's new book, American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class and Gender within the Ummah.
April 25, 2009
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Jesus killed Muhammad
by Nathan SchneiderIn the current issue of Harper's, Jeff Sharlet reports that, four years after revelations came out about aggressive proselytizing at the Air Force Academy, the military is still rife with First Amendment violations.
April 26, 2009
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The democratic virtues of the Christian right
by Nathan SchneiderPeter Steinfels's latest Beliefs column in the New York Times explores a new book about the Christian right in American politics.
April 27, 2009
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The stricter the smaller?
by Daniel VacaAt Christianity Today, Mark Galli reviews a new book by Shayne Lee and Phillip Luke Simitiere, entitled Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace, which reappraises the "strict-church thesis," which says that "that strict religions thrive while lenient religions decline."
April 27, 2009
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The American road to post-Christianity
by Laura DuaneStephen Prothero contradicts the idea that a person who declared no religion in the ARIS survey does not believe in God.
April 27, 2009
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The end of the university as we know it
by Daniel VacaIn the New York Times, Mark C. Taylor, chairman of the religion department at Columbia, identifies challenges facing higher education and offers several possible solutions.
April 28, 2009