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Muppet Religion

December 8, 2022Jodi Eichler-Levine

On the 30th anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol, one writer considers the Muppets’ many spiritual insights

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Problems with How Journalists Write about Hindu Death Rituals

May 10, 2022Bhakti Mamtora

Legacies of colonial stereotypes about people in India persist in today’s journalism

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Why Jewish Comics are Obsessed with Suffering and Death

November 4, 2021Sarah Emanuel

A reflection on “Rachel Bloom is Rusty” and the connection between Jewish humor and death

Perspective

Good Places, Uploads, and Reimagining the Afterlife in Popular Culture

March 9, 2021Robert Repino

Three recent TV shows on the limits of heavenly perfection and what that reveals about Christianity in America today

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RIP: Public Funerary Rituals for American Celebrities in Turkey

February 20, 2019Ilker Hepkaner

Why are people in Turkey memorializing Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson?

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

October 4, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

The Patient Body: The Cultural Claims of the Dead

September 7, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine....

In the News: Profiling, Prince, Peaceniks and more!

May 2, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

The Patient Body: When are Religious Exemptions Religious?

March 22, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

In the News: Calligraphy, Coens, a Caffeinated Casket and much more!

March 22, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

The Patient Body: A Conversation with Ann Neumann & Kali Handelman

February 19, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine....

The Patient Body: Memorials and Body Counts

September 25, 2015

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

In the News: Wax, Wits, William James, and more!

August 21, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In The News: #LoveWins, #TakeItDown, #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches

July 2, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

The Patient Body: O Canada!

February 24, 2015

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

In the News: The Crusades, Anti-Vaxxers, Chocolate Gods, and more!

February 24, 2015

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

The Patient Body: End-Of-Life Books, 2014

January 26, 2015

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

The Patient Body: Tending to One Another

November 17, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

The Patient Body: Old Philosophical Certainties

September 17, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

The Patient Body: On Suicide

August 13, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

In the News: Wicca, Climate Change, Gaza and Much More

August 13, 2014

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

The Patient Body: Reading HuffPo’s “Hospice, Inc.”

July 9, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

The Patient Body: The End of Eating

June 10, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

The Patient Body: Wakeful Unawareness

May 13, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

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Muppet Religion

Problems with How Journalists Write about Hindu Death Rituals

Why Jewish Comics are Obsessed with Suffering and Death

Good Places, Uploads, and Reimagining the Afterlife in Popular Culture

RIP: Public Funerary Rituals for American Celebrities in Turkey

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

The Patient Body: The Cultural Claims of the Dead

In the News: Profiling, Prince, Peaceniks and more!

The Patient Body: When are Religious Exemptions Religious?

In the News: Calligraphy, Coens, a Caffeinated Casket and much more!

The Patient Body: A Conversation with Ann Neumann & Kali Handelman

The Patient Body: Memorials and Body Counts

In the News: Wax, Wits, William James, and more!

In The News: #LoveWins, #TakeItDown, #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches

The Patient Body: O Canada!

In the News: The Crusades, Anti-Vaxxers, Chocolate Gods, and more!

The Patient Body: End-Of-Life Books, 2014

The Patient Body: Tending to One Another

The Patient Body: Old Philosophical Certainties

The Patient Body: On Suicide

In the News: Wicca, Climate Change, Gaza and Much More

The Patient Body: Reading HuffPo’s “Hospice, Inc.”

The Patient Body: The End of Eating

The Patient Body: Wakeful Unawareness

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