Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/29/2022
- American Hillsong churches leaving
- Holocaust survivors in Ukraine
- COVID-19 coverage for uninsured ending
- Biblical non-mothers
- Religious use of swastika
- Theory in the mainstream
Hillsong, once a leader of Christian cool, loses footing in America*
The New York Times: Amid a series of crises, including the resignation of its leader, the evangelical powerhouse has shed more than half its American churches in just a few weeks.
Holocaust survivors flee from Ukraine to Germany for safety
Associated Press: When the bombs started falling on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, last month, Tatyana Zhuravliova had a horrible deja vu. The 83-year-old Ukrainian Jew felt the same panic she suffered as a little girl when the Nazis were flying air attacks on her hometown of Odesa.
COVID-19 coverage for the uninsured is ending*
The Nation: With a new surge on the horizon, federal funds for treatment and testing will no longer be made available for the most vulnerable population.
Miriam, Esther, and other biblical non-mothers*
Christian Century: Lisa Wilson Davison showcases women who thrive despite — and perhaps because of — their childfree state.
South Asian Americans face a complicated relationship with the swastika
NBC News: Hindus, Buddhists and Jains who grew up in the U.S. say they’ve often had to explain why they use the religious swastika, which at times has even been weaponized against them.
The Spark
The editor who moves theory into the mainstream
Under Ken Wissoker, Duke University Press is one of the few academic publishers* with crossover appeal, The New Yorker says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
