Wednesday's News & Ideas - 10/23/2024
- Gustavo Gutiérrez dies
- Bonhoeffer family versus Metaxas
- Megachurch & racism
- Archdiocese suspends theater
- Building sukkahs in U.S.
- World’s heaviest pumpkin
Father of liberation theology, a tiny man with a giant legacy, dead at 96
Crux: Gustavo Gutiérrez was an icon of 20th century Latin American Catholicism, and for decades, reactions for or against Gutiérrez’s pioneering theology marked the primary fault lines in the church on the continent.
Stop taking Bonhoeffer’s name in vain, his relatives and scholars warn Eric Metaxas, Project 2025
Religion News Service: Scholars and family members of the famed theologian worry conservatives will use a new Bonhoeffer movie to promote Christian nationalism and political violence.
The megachurch that tried to confront racism*
The New Yorker: A political scientist spent years at Crossroads Church, talking to members of a bespoke racial-justice course. What did she find?
This theater was a haven for bold art. Then the archdiocese intervened.*
The New York Times: The Connelly Theater has suspended operations after its church landlord began more carefully scrutinizing show scripts and its general manager resigned.
Chabad Jews celebrate at 5,000-square-foot sukkah in New York
Religion News Service: By contrast, Jewish university students on as many as 30 campuses tried to erect Gaza solidarity sukkahs, most of which were dismantled by campus police.
The Spark
No one knows how big pumpkins can get
A decade ago, the world’s heaviest pumpkin* weighed 2,000 pounds. Now the 3,000-pound mark is within sight, The Atlantic says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
