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Broken faith
Division in the midterm elections reflects a further descent into conspiracy theories, racial and historical panics, and the invocation of spiritual warfare. How will people of faith respond to the white Christian nationalism that has brought us to this point?
Link to author Anthea Butler
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Anthea Butler
Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Emily Knox: Book bannings are a lagging indicator of society's reaction to change
An associate professor of information science draws on her training in religious studies to frame book banning’s current resurgence.
Terry LeBlanc: A seminary teaches how to be authentically Indigenous and Christian
A North American Indigenous learning community focuses on Indigenous-led theological education.
Laura Ullrich and David Brown: Why pastors should understand economics
Economists live in a world of scarcity. Christians believe in God’s abundance. In this conversation, an economist and a pastor talk about the ways in which that tension plays out in ministry and life.
The shadows and fears cast by US immigration policy
We should recognize the dignity of those in the informal economy and encourage legitimate paths for their financial stability and self-determination, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Maria Teresa Gastón
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Maria Teresa Gastón
Consulting psychologist, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
‘More or Less: Essays From a Year of No Buying’
In this excerpt from her recent book, Susannah Q. Pratt writes that her family’s decision to refrain from buying for a year was based in part on research — and lived experience — that shows women still do a disproportionate share of domestic work.
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Susannah Q. Pratt
Writer
Gail Song Bantum and Brian Bantum: Marriage is an opportunity to celebrate difference
In their new book, Gail Song Bantum and Brian Bantum describe working through race and gender in their own marriage.
Channeling shock, rage and disbelief post-Roe
Faith leaders and religious communities must speak up for reproductive justice. Movements like SACReD can help show how, writes a founding board member and college professor.
Link to author Rebecca Todd Peters
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Rebecca Todd Peters
Professor and program director, Elon University
Changing the abortion conversation from justification to justice
Framing abortion as an abstract thought exercise distracts from the real issues raised by an unplanned or problem pregnancy, writes a university professor.
Link to author Rebecca Todd Peters
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Rebecca Todd Peters
Professor and program director, Elon University
Juneteenth is both a cause for celebration and a call to action
The history of racial violence in this country runs deep. Juneteenth calls us to remember and repair the damage.
Link to author Michael W. Waters
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Michael W. Waters
Lead pastor of Abundant Life AME Church
