In an article published this week in USA Today, Tom Krattenmaker explores the directed effort by religious groups to infiltrate the wide…
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“American depressions”
At Tikkun Magazine, Harriet Fraad points to five sources that have "devastated the American moral, economic, psychological, and social landscape."
Making compassion cool: An interview with Karen Armstrong
A former Catholic nun, Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on comparative religions, including A History of God,…
Haiti and religion
Across the religion blogosphere, some of the most visible discussions of the Haitian earthquake have focused on two topics: Vodou…
Dark green religion
Religion Dispatches interviews Bron Taylor, author of the recent book Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future, who…
Elizabeth McAlister on hope and tragedy in Haiti
Elizabeth McAlister is an Associate Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University and a member of the SSRC's working group on…
Giving up the Holy Ghost
Keane’s account is convincing, but it is important to contextualize the semiotic ideology he defines. I could be misreading Keane…
The social body of belief
American civil religion has taken several forms. One type is preoccupied with national cohesion, claiming that the bonds by which…
A more holistic approach to faith and health
In an opinion piece at The Christian Science Monitor, sociologist Wendy Cadge shares findings from her research (with Elaine Howard…
“Mr. Potato-head spirituality”
At Trans/Missions, Diane Winston bemoans the latest "display of know-nothingism" with respect to religion and spirituality in an American newspaper.