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Ten Commandments, zero context

Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?

Consent, outrage, and the abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk

The philosophies of Gilles Deleuze and Fred Rogers are helping me make sense of the shameful footage.

The mysticism of Thea Bowman

As I studied Christian mystics, I kept wondering where the Black women were. Then I discovered Sister Thea.

Remembering a road trip to Selma 60 years ago

My classmates and I were eager to join the voting rights march to Montgomery. But how would we get to Alabama?

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