Airing Dirty Linen in Public: A Critical Riposte to Hamza and Poonawalla
By Abdeali Ujjainwalla I refer to Shireen Hamza’s piece on 5 March 2013, and Aziz Poonawalla’s response on 7 March 2014. As I know neither Shireen nor Aziz, my riposte to both of them is a...
View ArticleWorld Vision and the Distant Dream of Christian Unity
By Jacob Lupfer World Vision USA, a Christian relief agency that raises and spends $1 billion a year, shocked American Christianity last week by announcing that it would employ Christians in same sex...
View ArticleAre Religion Courses Harmful to Faith?
By Todd Green Yes. There’s no use in beating around the bush. Whether one firmly believes that Christianity alone contains Truth with a capital “T,” or thinks that God’s nature or existence is a...
View ArticleTogether Fighting Hatred and Intolerance
By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg I am the son of Holocaust survivors. Most of my family perished in the Holocaust, either in the crematorium or shot dead on the street. I am still deeply disturbed by...
View Article“Death Is Not Final”: LIVE DEBATE with Dr. Eben Alexander, Author of “Proof...
TODAY (May 7, 2014) at 6:45pm Eastern In partnership with FORA.tv, Patheos presents an Intelligence Squared debate: “Death is Not Final.” If consciousness is just the workings of neurons and synapses,...
View ArticleReligion, Revelation, and the Rolling Stones
By Shalom Goldman, Duke University What do the Rolling Stones have to do with religion? Aside from the usual answer—that they are a religion in their own right for many rock and roll fans—they now find...
View ArticleQuashing Jewish Dissent on Israel
By Shalom Goldman, Duke University. A New Yorker cartoon of a few years back shows Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. Looking at Moses, one Israelite says to the other, “Well, he’s alright,...
View ArticleNarendra Modi and the Dawoodi Bohras: A Relationship of Profound Ambivalence
By Abdeali Ujjainwalla. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s ascendency to Prime Ministership in India has re-ignited the debate among the Dawoodi Bohras who are overwhelmingly Gujarati either...
View ArticlePresidents, National Prayer, and 9/11
By Christine Wicker. American presidents routinely call for six national prayer days each year; three are coming up to commemorate 9/11. That’s far more than the great majority of American presidents...
View Article“Real” Islam and the Secular State
By Mark E. Gammon. In his address to the nation on Wednesday night, President Obama laid out a strategy for dealing with the Islamic State (ISIS, or, alternatively, ISIL) that was predicated on two...
View ArticleDiwali: Hearing Earth’s Cry
By Anantanand Rambachan. On the occasion of Diwali 2014, I want to share a reflection on one of the central narratives associated, in the Hindu tradition, with this festival. This is the narrative...
View ArticleSikhs in the Rose Parade
By Simran Jeet Singh. New Year’s Day will mark a new era for a marginalized group of Americans. On January 1, 2015, American Sikhs will host their first-ever float in the Rose Parade. The first Sikh...
View ArticleOrthodox Christian Concerns: A Lament for Our Millennial Daughters
By Jennifer Nahas. What is best about the Orthodox Church—holding true to early teachings and traditions—also presents its greatest challenge: making sure tradition doesn’t trump appropriate treatment...
View ArticleAmerican Buddhism Needs to Get Real
By Ty Phillips. In 2014, Lama Surya Das called for the need to have a solidified American Buddhism; I agree. What I worry about is that this voice will be gentrified. It will be a voice on how to sell...
View ArticleA Barrage of Bombing in Nuba Mountains: What Is a Parent to Do?
By Kimberly L. Smith. Most of the time, when I worry, it’s about things that “might” happen. What choices will my children make? What if the economy tanks, permanently? What if I die, and do not have...
View ArticleLecrae: A Modern-Day Psalmist Voices the Messiness of Humanity Through Hip-Hop
By Claudia May In the world of Christian hip-hop Lecrae, is a pioneer and a visionary and could even be considered to be the godfather of Christian rap. He has recorded seven highly acclaimed albums...
View ArticleJainism and Sikhism: The Value of Being “Footnote” Traditions
By Brianne Donaldson. In the recently published Norton Anthology of World Religions, there were two notable omissions: the ancient nonviolent Indian tradition of Jainism, and the modern Indian...
View ArticleThe Mar Thoma Church: Gender Equality in the Sacred Space
By Jesudas M. Athyal. This article discusses the wider implications of a major milestone in women’s participation in the Mar Thoma Church (MTC). The denomination is part of the ancient Indian Church...
View Article¡Si, se puede! The Feathered Snake Comes to Bring Spring
By Mandy Gardner. Southern Mexico, 21 March 2015, 5:17pm The sky was peppered with clouds, some quite dark and ominous. More worrying than the rain was the concern that Kukulkan would not appear to...
View Article“White God”: More Than a Whiff of Transcendence
Reviewed by Douglas Groothuis, Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary Dog lovers who watch this exceptional film should arrange to have a cat-loving designated driver take them home. If not, they may...
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