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The cheese, the worms, and Major Hasan
What does the academic study of religion have to contribute to public discussions concerning Major Hasan’s religious identity? What do…
Multi-religious denominationalism and American identity
Charles Taylor has argued that those of us living in North America and Europe are witnessing a shift in our…
Religion for radicals: An interview with Terry Eagleton
Literary critic Terry Eagleton discusses his new book, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate, which argues that…
John Milbank and the theology of human rights
John Milbank, in his recent essay "Against Human Rights" (PDF), contends that Christian thought demands a notion and practice of…
Religious and sexual freedoms are not opposed
On June 1st, President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and called "upon the…
The Niebuhr connection: Obama’s deep pragmatism
One of the most important elements of Obama's pragmatism is the sense that "hope" can only be "realistic" if it…
Obama’s service problem
In what has become something of an American tradition, President Barack Obama asked us to rediscover a "spirit of service"…
Obama as public theologian: Old wine in new wineskins
Although comparisons between Obama and Lincoln are surely overstated---our current president has not yet shown either the rhetorical or intellectual…
Barack Obama’s Book of Virtues
"These things are old. These things are true." With these words, Barack Obama reaffirmed America's commitment to "those values upon…