In the Bible Belt, Offering Atheists a Spiritual Home
“It would have been easy to mistake what was happening in a hotel ballroom here for a religious service.”
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In the News for June 18th
Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity
“When a Christian foundation interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, surprising themes emerged.”
“When a Christian foundation interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, surprising themes emerged.”
In the News for June 4th
Join Wall Street. Save the World.
“Jason Trigg went into finance because he is after money — as much as he can earn…Why this compulsion? It’s not for fast cars or fancy houses. Trigg makes money just to give it away. His logic is simple: The more he makes, the more good he can do.”
“Jason Trigg went into finance because he is after money — as much as he can earn…Why this compulsion? It’s not for fast cars or fancy houses. Trigg makes money just to give it away. His logic is simple: The more he makes, the more good he can do.”
In the News for May 21st
Students of Multiple Faiths Restore Bronx Synagogue Housed Inside Mosque
“Christian, Jewish and Muslim volunteers came together Sunday to refurbish the “Shul in the Mosque,” a synagogue that happens to be situated inside of a mosque in the Bronx.”
“Christian, Jewish and Muslim volunteers came together Sunday to refurbish the “Shul in the Mosque,” a synagogue that happens to be situated inside of a mosque in the Bronx.”
In the News for May 14th
Superheroes and Spirituality: The Religion of the Comic Book
“Superman turns 75 this year, and in the latest cinematic retelling of his story, Man of Steel, Clark Kent is looking as youthful as ever. In fact, the coming Superman movie is one of a number of new superhero and sci-fi epics that demonstrate again our appetite for action flicks – and religious themes.”
“Superman turns 75 this year, and in the latest cinematic retelling of his story, Man of Steel, Clark Kent is looking as youthful as ever. In fact, the coming Superman movie is one of a number of new superhero and sci-fi epics that demonstrate again our appetite for action flicks – and religious themes.”
In the News for May 7th
What is Interfaith Cooperation For?
by Eboo Patel
“I do not believe that interfaith cooperation should contribute to widening these divisions. Instead, I think interfaith work is about building positive relationships between people whose diverse religious convictions shape their dramatically different politics. I believe that is both an end in itself, and a means to another useful end—expanding civic space, strengthening social cohesion and increasing social capital. How else do you have a thriving diverse democracy unless people who have deep disagreements on some issues are able to work together on other issues?”
by Eboo Patel
“I do not believe that interfaith cooperation should contribute to widening these divisions. Instead, I think interfaith work is about building positive relationships between people whose diverse religious convictions shape their dramatically different politics. I believe that is both an end in itself, and a means to another useful end—expanding civic space, strengthening social cohesion and increasing social capital. How else do you have a thriving diverse democracy unless people who have deep disagreements on some issues are able to work together on other issues?”
In the News for April 30th
Forming Our Souls with Facebook
By Shane Hipps
“The narcissism created by these technologies is unique. It encourages not just self-absorption, but more accurately self-consumption. We become creators and consumers of our own brand. We become enamored by a particular kind of self, a pseudo-self.”br /> “We are living as unpaid journalists who chronicle life as it passes by.”
By Shane Hipps
“The narcissism created by these technologies is unique. It encourages not just self-absorption, but more accurately self-consumption. We become creators and consumers of our own brand. We become enamored by a particular kind of self, a pseudo-self.”br /> “We are living as unpaid journalists who chronicle life as it passes by.”
In the News
Christians Should Give Up “Christianity”: An Interview with Peter Rollins
“For Peter Rollins, Belfast native and leading writer and thinker in the Emergent Christian movement, “God” has fallen prey to our grasping, market-driven existence—just another shiny thing we acquire to make ourselves feel OK.”
“For Peter Rollins, Belfast native and leading writer and thinker in the Emergent Christian movement, “God” has fallen prey to our grasping, market-driven existence—just another shiny thing we acquire to make ourselves feel OK.”