(A)theologies

Women as Head Pastors Was Final Straw for Southern Baptist Convention — Not Scandal, Sexual Abuse, or Dalliance with Dictators

https://religiondispatches.org/saddlebacks-ordination-of-women-was-final-straw-…

Created

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 06:57

Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention voted during a plenary session to disfellowship six of...

Still Left Behind: What the Endurance of the Left Behind Cinematic Universe Can Tell Us About Conservative Moral Psychology

https://religiondispatches.org/still-left-behind-what-the-endurance-of-the-left…

Created

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 10:32

The End keeps on not coming, but the delay has produced yet another opportunity for...

Who Could Possibly Take Issue With ‘Human Dignity’? Beware of Trojan Horses

https://religiondispatches.org/who-could-possibly-take-issue-with-human-dignity…

Created

Tue, 14/02/2023 - 06:48

Upon the recent death of the conservative British historian Paul Johnson, the right-wing journal Public...

Via Jokes, ChatGPT Chooses Which Religious Traditions and Figures Deserve Respect — And Therefore What Counts as ‘Religion’

https://religiondispatches.org/via-jokes-chatgpt-chooses-which-religious-tradit…

Created

Tue, 07/02/2023 - 04:28

ChatGPT is all the rage. It even drives some people into a rage. It does...

In Hamline Case, the ‘Free Expression vs. Religious Sensibilities’ Frame Obscures a Stark Reality About Higher Education

https://religiondispatches.org/in-the-hamline-case-free-expression-vs-religious…

Created

Fri, 27/01/2023 - 08:50

Recently, Hamline University faculty called for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller following the firing...

The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition

https://religiondispatches.org/the-key-to-understanding-the-federalist-society-…

Created

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 09:15

In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state...

As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind

https://religiondispatches.org/as-a-religious-studies-professor-i-disagreed-wit…

Created

Sat, 14/01/2023 - 08:22

Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and...

Enjoy the Kosher Collard Greens, But Understand This: Hebrew Israelites Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Jewish Community

https://religiondispatches.org/enjoy-the-kosher-collard-greens-but-understand-t…

Created

Fri, 13/01/2023 - 07:23

At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow...

New Report Shows Dems are Far More Religiously Diverse Than GOP — Though One (A)religious Group Remains Woefully Underrepresented

https://religiondispatches.org/new-report-shows-dems-are-far-more-religiously-d…

Created

Sat, 07/01/2023 - 06:15

Although the House of Representatives has yet to conduct any business due to a far...

Pope Benedict’s 2006 Islamophobia Controversy Wasn’t an Isolated Incident — Islamophobia is an Integral Part of His Theological Legacy

https://religiondispatches.org/pope-benedicts-2006-islamophobia-controversy-was…

Created

Fri, 06/01/2023 - 06:54

Since Benedict XVI’s death on December 31, 2022, a flurry of reflections have emerged about...

(A)theologies