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August 2020

August 12, 2020
A Florida minister and a conservative lawmaker filed suit against a county law mandating mask...
August 04, 2020
As Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff in the nuclear era to call for total...

July 2020

July 14, 2020
The curious history of a ritual meant to ward off bad luck, and why it...
July 13, 2020
During this trying pandemic, the collaboration between Western science and Eastern philosophy points the way...
July 10, 2020
The Quran recognizes 'no superiority of a white person over a black person.' That notion,...

June 2020

June 25, 2020
Race, class and national identity mean that views within the American Muslim community vary when...
June 24, 2020
Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the...
June 12, 2020
A choral conductor and scholar of sacred music explains what's missing from church worship with...
June 11, 2020
A pastor leads a prayer at an outdoor Easter service (Photo: AP/Chris O'Meara) Religious communities...
June 05, 2020
To keep congregations safe during the pandemic, religious services must take a different approach. It's...
June 03, 2020
Fear is very much a part of humans' survival, dating back millions of years. Demagogues...
June 02, 2020
A rabbi, a minister, and a Catholic theology professor reflect on how social distancing is...

May 2020

May 30, 2020
There's a long history in America of staring at the brutalization of black men. We...
May 21, 2020
Many in the West may see Buddhism as more of a philosophy than a religion,...
May 21, 2020
By Shariq Siddiqui, IUPUI Many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims are experiencing the holy...
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