Why I Became Muslim
From James Davis' interviews with Muslims in Florida, for the Sun Sentinel, to mark Ramadan:
Q. Why did...
Service Announcement for Journos
A friendly reminder to all of us at the start of this new election cycle: "Pro-life" means much, much...
Romney's Mormonism and the "Wierdness Quotient"
Amy Levin: If it wasn’t already, presidential politicking has stooped a little low. Curiously, Barack Obama’s reelection campaign...
Been Around For a Long, Long Year
A Review of No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism, by David...
Editor on the Radio
Don't miss my interview on WBAI's "Healthstyles," with Barbara Glickstein. Tonight at 11 pm on 99.5 FM. I'll be...
Reality TV on Vodka
From "Mother Russia," at Tablet today, on...
Who You Calling a Terrorist?
In Peter King's world, the battle has only two sides and only one winning strategy.
by Amy Levin and Abby...
Science or Academic Atheism?
Amy Levin: What happens when we give scientists the authority to speak about God? This was my first question...
Liberty, the Word
From Ryan Lizza's profile of Michele Bachmann at The New Yorker:
Liberty is the concept—or at least the word—most...
Words and Deeds in Malaysia
Malaysia's Prime Minister talks of tolerance in Rome but doesn't "walk the talk" back home
by Natasja Sheriff
In a rare...
Crossings: Religion and the Politics of Memorials
Amy Levin: When the American Atheists group filed a lawsuit to oppose a 17-foot cross-shaped beam discovered in...
Discarded Theologians
A quick shout-out to Bilgrimage, a blog by theologian William D. Lindsey, that recently linked an article by...
Family Dissonance
Abby Ohlheiser: A couple years ago, in a small Christian-owned performance space-cum-vintage shop, I listened to David...
Remapping Space in the Wake of Violence
by Gordon Lynch
Part of the shock of recent events in Norway is the contrast between the atrocity of the...
Taking Scientology Seriously
An interview with Janet Reitman, author of Inside Scientology: The History of America’s Most Secretive Religion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,...
Analyzing Oslo
Some fantastic reporting is finally debunking what initial reports told us about the bombings in Oslo, specifically about the...
Fans of Action: How Harry Potter Inspired a New Generation of Activists
by Abby Ohlheiser
Weeks after the earthquake in January, 2010, five planes, filled with medical supplies, flew to Haiti. One...
The Religious Uses of Marshall McLuhan
by S. Brent Plate
In the midst of media hoopla about another technology being laid to rest--namely the end of...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Goes to Washington
Amy Levin talks to Robert Barnett about HHDL's visit.
Prayer flags and American flags are flying side by side as...
Media's Muslim v. Christian Paradigm
Abby Ohlheiser: The State Department has weighed in on the case of Iranian Christian pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, who...
Shamed Media: News Corp, the Sacred and the Profane
by Gordon Lynch
One of the striking features of the current crisis engulfing News International is the prevalence of religious...
As Goes Iowa: Asking Presidential Candidates the Right Religion Questions
by Andy Kopsa
Every four years the national political eye shifts to Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. With the 2012 presidential election...
Atheism vs Religion: Take 253: Matthew Chapman's The Ledge
by S. Brent Plate
Before you've even heard of this film, Bill Donohue has, once again, given it a ratings...