Monday's News & Ideas - 3/1/2021
- Taking religious left seriously
- White Christian radicalization
- Common values of faith & science
- BC investigates theologian
- First papal trip in 15 months
- Western myths
You need to take the religious left seriously this time
Politico: The religious left is growing and already transforming the conversation about major political issues. The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones explains why now, and what comes next.
Faith leaders denounce the radicalization of white Christians in wake of Capitol riot
HuffPost: Hundreds of Christian leaders have signed a letter rejecting Christian nationalism and conspiracy theories.
The common values that increase trust between science and faith
Christianity Today: Elaine Howard Ecklund examines curiosity, shalom and other virtues that scientists and Christians share.
Boston College investigates prominent theologian after sexual assault allegation
National Catholic Reporter: Boston College is investigating the chairman of its theology department following allegations he sexually assaulted a former classmate in 1987.
First papal visit to Iraq to go ahead despite COVID and terrorism fears
The Guardian: Visit from Pope Francis will start in Baghdad on Friday and is his first trip abroad in 15 months.
The Spark
The lie at the heart of the Western
Revisionist novels are sweeping away some of the literary genre’s most calcified myths,* The Atlantic says.
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