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What would Jesus do? Talking with evangelicals about climate change

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 by ShawnCG

In our new column about the American south and climate change, we go towards Christians who have been resistant to ideas of environmental stewardship – perhaps it’s a message they need to hear in their own terms

The Last Temptation of Christ at 30: how Scorsese’s drama still soars

August 18, 2018August 11, 2018 by ShawnCG

The controversial 1988 film was protested upon release but decades later remains one of the most fascinating films about religion ever made

Göbekli Tepe is now a Unesco world heritage site

July 7, 2018July 4, 2018 by ShawnCG

An astonishing neolithic ruin shows the incomprehensible variety and power of religion

Can Christian democracy save America from Trump?

April 22, 2018April 7, 2018 by ShawnCG

Religious conservatism doesn’t have to be populist. It has played an important role for democracy and dignity in Europe – and can do so in the US, too

Jesus Was Not White. Here Is Why That Matters

April 11, 2018March 31, 2018 by ShawnCG

I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and rather tacky in that 1970s kind of way, but as a little girl I loved it. In this picture, Jesus looks kind and gentle, he…

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The God Capsule: Can Psychedelics Prove a Biological Basis for Spirituality?

December 10, 2017November 24, 2017 by ShawnCG

For a long time in western culture, transcendent consciousness was tightly linked with characters on the spiritual fringe: visionary prophets, ascetic sages, and ecstatic poets. Mystical states were like lightning bolts…

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For Native Americans, a river is more than a ‘person,’ it is also a sacred place

October 15, 2017October 9, 2017 by ShawnCG

By Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana. Colorado River. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File The environmental group Deep Green Resistance recently filed a first-of-its-kind legal suit against the state of Colorado asking for personhood rights for the Colorado River…

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Pope Francis picks ‘fake news’ as theme of upcoming address

October 1, 2017 by ShawnCG

Pope Francis plans to address the “fake news” phenomenon early next year, His Holiness announced Friday. “I have chosen this theme for World Communications Day 2018: ‘The truth will set you free’ (Jn:32). Fake news and journalism for peace,” the pope tweeted. Specifically he’ll set his sights on “baseless information that contributes to generating and nurturing a strong polarization of opinions…

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Thousands of Americans to stage anti-bigotry rally

July 1, 2016 by ShawnCG

Rally sponsors include more than 20 organisations representing the three monotheistic regions, as well as the Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, and Bahai communities.

The initiative comes at a time when anti-Muslim sentiment is high, in part driven by the rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for the banning of foreign Muslims from the United States.