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A church returns land to American Indians
“This is decolonized land,” a young woman said. “This is a liberated zone.”
Sky Roosevelt-Morris on the meaning of Four Winds
When we talk about decolonization, we’re talking not only about giving land back but about decolonizing our minds and our lives.
Jolynne Locust Woodcock on the meaning of Four Winds
We know what's under the foundation—it’s the land, it‘s our ancestors.
Episode 76: 9 to 5
Adam and Matt welcome Sarah Kinney Gaventa to talk about work, sexism, Dolly Parton, and the hit 1980 movie 9 to 5.
Report finds late L'Arche founder sexually abused women for decades
A respected Catholic figure who worked to improve conditions for people with developmental disabilities for more than half a century sexually abused at least six women during most of that period, a...
What if Christianity never existed?
Walter Scheidel’s tour de force of world history is based almost entirely on counterfactuals.
Finstagram for Lent (Matthew 4:1-11)
In lieu of giving up social media, adding a "Finsta" account could be a spiritual practice for Lent.
What an open door to asylum seekers looks like
A Laredo pastor and his family are hard at work helping others, on both sides of the border.
N. T. Wright insists that Jesus is the starting point of natural theology
Wright’s rereading of scripture is brilliant. Too bad he’s so disparaging of other viewpoints.
The Oscars recognize Toy Story’s evolution
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
The #ashtag (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10)
What would Jesus say about it?
What is federally protected land for?
The Trump administration is treating it as plunder. The Antiquities Act saw it as a bearer of stories and wonders.
Slave narrative author’s legacy reconsidered
He was a slave from Senegal who wrote in Arabic. Or was he an Arab prince? He was a scholar who memorized vast passages of the Qur’an and mastered numerous Islamic texts....
PBS project uses faith to show ‘what it really means to be American’
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, PBS has launched a multimedia storytelling project focused, in part, on faith and religion in the United States....
More US firms are providing faith-based support for employees
It has become standard practice for US corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender, or sexual orientation....
Amid rise in anti-Semitism, Jews find value in being conspicuously Jewish
Pedestrians who encounter Rabbi Levi Greenberg, of El Paso, Texas, know that the Chabad rabbi, who wears a black hat and a long beard, is a Hasidic Jew....
Yale Divinity School receives largest donation in school history for green building project
Last month, Yale Divinity School received the largest gift commitment in the institution’s history when George and Carol Bauer pledged $15 million toward the construction of what is believed to be ...