Opinion
What’s happening at Columbia is monumental
By Omar Suleiman — April 24, 2024
(RNS) — Columbia’s students have a long history of protesting injustice — which the school has regretted squashing in the past. Will it make the same mistake?
Columbia University is another Charlottesville
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2024
Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
By Tina Chronopoulos — April 24, 2024
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On Faith and Culture
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Islam Beyond Phobia
Andre Henry
Written in Protest
Jana Riess
Flunking Sainthood
Mark Silk
Spiritual Politics
Khyati Joshi
Living Religion
Simran Jeet Singh
Articles of Faith
Candice Marie Benbow
Faithfully Feminist
Phyllis Zagano
Just Catholic
Charles C. Camosy
Purple Catholicism
Jeffrey Salkin
Martini Judaism
Karen Swallow Prior
One Eye Squinted
Thomas Reese
Signs of the Times
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Passover: The festival of freedom and the ambivalence of exile
By Nancy E. Berg — April 24, 2024
(The Conversation) — The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story that resonates with much of Jewish history.
Pope Francis needs to stop treating Vatican officials like princes
By Thomas Reese — April 23, 2024
(RNS) — The only way to kill the papal court is to stop making Vatican officials bishops and cardinals.
Christians must confront the weaponization of a sacred promise
By Fares Abraham — April 23, 2024
(RNS) — Georgia’s Rick Allen used a passage from the Book of Genesis to bully the president of Columbia University.
The Anglican Communion has deep differences over homosexuality, but a process of dialogue has helped hold contradictory beliefs together
By Lisa McClain — April 23, 2024
(The Conversation) — With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
How clean water and faith go hand in hand
By Susan Barnett — April 22, 2024
(RNS) — Water purifies and blesses in every religion. But it is more than a symbol: Clean water is a conduit of care and love.
Do homeless people have constitutional rights?
By Kevin Nye — April 22, 2024
(RNS) — Overwhelmingly, faith groups who filed for Johnson v. Grants Pass did so against criminalizing homelessness.
Are we all wicked children?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2024
(RNS) — I like wicked and rebellious children. They make me think.
From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries
By Rebecca J.W. Jefferson — April 22, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar highlights some of the most interesting versions of the Passover text and how they’ve met communities’ changing needs around the world.
Purim, Passover and the formation of memory
By Beth Kissileff — April 19, 2024
(RNS) — An essential part of the memory-making of both Passover and Purim is the hope we find in gathering.
3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar
By Liz Bucar — April 19, 2024
(The Conversation) — In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look like? And when should we not exercise patience?
How to choose a great wine for Passover
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 19, 2024
(RNS) — Red wine, or white, for Passover? This year, why you might choose white wine.
A Muslim valedictorian is abandoned by her own university
By Dilshad Ali — April 18, 2024
(RNS) — The decision to bar Asna Tabassum from speaking shows academic institutions are failing to protect students equally.
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