Articles — The Revealer

Pussy Riot: Do They Have a Prayer?

August 16, 2012

Amy Levin: The Russians are. . .rioting! They’re also coming to church and going to jail.

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Old Lands, New Gospels: The Science of Happiness in Uganda

July 24, 2012

by Amy Levin: Ever since Madonna and Tom Cruise carried the banner for Kabbalah and Scientology, respectively, New...

Hey Religion Writers: You're Doing it Again!

July 7, 2012

by Amy Levin For those bizarre folks who follow, track, analyze, or write about religion and media, it is...

Atheism as Speech Act: The Ex-Clergy Movement and Confessional Culture

June 26, 2012

Amy Levin: They say there’s a fine line between belief and non-belief, but for those whose job depends on...

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34 Years to Find a Mormon Voice

June 14, 2012

By Amy Levin We hear about the black vote, we hear about the Mormon vote, but we seldom-to-never...

Daily Links: What Social Contract? Edition

May 11, 2012

Jim Davis on the death of a predatory priest. Amy Levin on liberalism and feminism. The Immanent...

Preaching Out of the Closet

May 10, 2012

Amy Levin: It’s barely been a day and President Barack Obama’s personal endorsement (belief? affirmation? slow and agonizing...

Taboo Dinner Party Talk

May 8, 2012

Amy Levin: “Aren’t these topics the very ones your mother warned you never to raise at a dinner party?”...

Laurel Snyder's Jewish Dreams of Trees

May 4, 2012

Amy Levin: Jewish parents today have their pick of ethically themed children’s books with just-enough-but-not-too-much religion. But there’s something...

Happy Birthday Zionism

April 25, 2012

Amy Levin: Given that today and tomorrow mark two extremely important national holidays in Israel beginning with

I'm Not Religious, I Just Love Meditation

March 29, 2012

Amy Levin: While the image of Oprah endorsing transcendental meditation is about as banal as a priest offering the...

Ads for Secular (Liberal) Catholics

March 28, 2012

Amy Levin: The New York Times committed a liberal faux pas last month. As if they'd forgotten just how...

Progress and Rat Poison in Morocco

March 19, 2012

Some rights gains are never permanent. By Amy Levin As the climate...

Santorum's Holy Sanctum

February 29, 2012

Amy Levin: I’m not sure God would be too happy with Santorum lately - I mean, it’s one thing...

The Gospel of Sacred Candy Hearts

February 14, 2012

By Amy Levin Did Santa bring me a boyfriend this year? Smooches for all red, juicy collagen-chocolate filled lips. This...

Tu B’Shevat, or Happy Birthday, Paris Hilton?

February 8, 2012

Amy Levin: What’s the one holiday that Lurianic Kabbalists and quasi-pagan eco-Jews alike love celebrating? It’s Tu B'Shevat,...

Charity's Faith Problem

February 7, 2012

Amy Levin: What’s wrong with charity? Well, nothing, if you’re Mitt Romney and your definition of charity is giving...

The Extraordinary, Amazing, Miraculous Story of Christian Hollywood

January 26, 2012

Amy Levin: It’s only the end of January and many of us are already in winter break withdrawal –...

Women, Orthodoxy and the Public Square

January 23, 2012

Amy Levin: Rick Perry says it’s America’s war on religion, but a subset of the ultra-orthodox in Israel...