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‘King Coal’ reminds us of power’s perils
A West Virginia-based journalist sees parallels in a new film between the role that the coal industry has played in Appalachia and biblical warnings about rulers.
Link to author Zack Harold
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Zack Harold
Journalist
‘Barbenheimer’ helped me remember why I went to seminary
By offering complex and rich content, this summer’s duo of cinematic blockbusters could provide an example for better theological communication, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Emily Lund
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Emily Lund
Director of Communications, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Honoring those who speak truth to power
Robert Shetterly creates portraits of people committed to telling the truth, and his work inspires conversation and discussion about Americans’ ethics, faith and social responsibility.
Link to author Leslie Quander Wooldridge
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Leslie Quander Wooldridge
Journalist
Children who grow up in immigrant churches bridge cultures and generations
Puentes Collective works to address the spiritual needs of the children of immigrants.
Link to author Kate Morrissey
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Kate Morrissey
Journalist
Eric Lewis Williams: ‘We need a theological vision that will help us to hold on a little while longer’
The former curator of religion at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture discusses his work there and his hopes for his new role as director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.
POWER puts faith into action by organizing communities for justice
A Pennsylvania-based interfaith organization pulls together people from hundreds of congregations to advocate for a safer and more just world.
Link to author Annette John-Hall
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Annette John-Hall
Journalist
What you say (and don’t say) about abortion matters
A lot of mainline churches are uncomfortable talking about abortion. That needs to change.
Link to author Rebecca Todd Peters
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Rebecca Todd Peters
Professor, Elon University
Kevin Hood Gary: Bored? Don’t avoid that feeling. Engage it
Most people respond to boredom by either avoiding it — hello, smartphone! — or resigning themselves to it. But what if we dealt with boredom by transforming it into a different state of mind?
Is the cult of the gun America’s newest religion?
Americans’ embrace of gun rights has the features of a cult, with its own sacred text, priesthood and ordinands, says a retired United Methodist pastor. Is the cause secularized evangelicalism?
Link to author Ed Moore
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Ed Moore
Retired United Methodist elder
Rachel L. Swarns: How the sale of 272 enslaved people built the American Catholic Church
In her new book, “The 272,” a journalism professor explains how she pieced together the story of two sisters torn apart by a mass sale of people enslaved by the Catholic Church — and why their story matters.
