Friday's News & Ideas - 3/18/2022
- Theologians reject Russian ideology
- Pandemic lessons from sermons
- Religion & education
- Howard faculty striking
- America in denial about COVID
- Dogs at the doctor’s
‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian equivalent of ‘blood & soil’ ideology at the heart of Putin’s war, explained and rejected by theologians in new statement
Religion Dispatches: A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians — some of whom sign from Russia — dramatically illustrates what’s at stake in this war of (mostly) Christians against Christians, and what implications it has for the American scene.
Lessons of pandemic can endure, says editor of National Cathedral sermon compilation
Religion News Service: Editor of book of sermons preached during the pandemic at Washington National Cathedral: ‘People have been so isolated, alone, afraid. They just need to connect.’
I followed the lives of 3,290 teenagers. This is what I learned about religion and education.*
The New York Times: As a sociologist of education and religion, Ilana M. Horwitz followed the lives of 3,290 teenagers from 2003 to 2012 using survey and interview data from the National Study of Youth and Religion.
Howard University faculty are threatening to strike over working conditions and wages
NPR: Hundreds of faculty members at Howard University in Washington, D.C., say they are threatening to go on strike next week over complaints of unfair working conditions.
Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh COVID wave
The Guardian: In the past couple of weeks, UK, Germany, France and others are experiencing a new wave. The US should get ready.
The Spark
Why aren’t there more dogs at the doctor’s office?
Dogs can use their superb sense of smell to identify disease in human patients, JSTOR says. What’s keeping them from using this ability in the healthcare industry?
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