Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

Last updated on: October 10, 2021 at 11:20 pm By The Conversation

More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations. Read more

White Gen X and millennial evangelicals are losing faith in the conservative culture wars

Last updated on: October 6, 2021 at 7:38 pm By The Conversation

Growing numbers of young evangelicals and 'Exvangelicals' are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed up altogether with mixing faith and politics. Read more

Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as a political – issue

Last updated on: July 8, 2021 at 1:45 pm By The Conversation

The current dalai lama was enthroned when he was about 4 years old. AP Photo/Antonio Calanni By Brooke Schedneck of Rhodes College The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of Tibet, is turning 86 on July 6, 2021. With his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him has become more pressing. One of the most recognizable faces of Buddhism, the dalai lama is an important figure bringing Buddhist teachings to the international community. The successor to... Read more

Controversy over Communion in the Catholic Church goes back some 2,000 years

Last updated on: June 28, 2021 at 1:20 pm By The Conversation

Biden is not the first public figure to whom the Catholic Church wants to deny Communion. Over the centuries, the Church has often come under criticism for either denying or giving Communion. Read more

Do people become more religious in times of crisis?

Last updated on: June 26, 2021 at 9:45 pm By The Conversation

Traumatic events can make people question assumptions about their lives, including their spiritual beliefs. Read more

Faith in numbers: Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 11:50 am By The Conversation

Public health officials and religious conservatives fought over church closures. Data now shows that those who attended worship more frequently in the pandemic reported higher rates of the virus. Read more

Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church discipline

Last updated on: May 19, 2021 at 10:43 am By The Conversation

Excommunicating a church member, like 'canceling' someone on social media, serves to cleanse the body politic of behavior deemed damaging, suggests a scholar of political theology. Read more

Ancient Christian thinkers made a case for reparations that has striking relevance today

Last updated on: May 16, 2021 at 4:31 pm By The Conversation

The biblical story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt is also a historical tale of reparations after enslavement. Read more

Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning

Last updated on: May 2, 2021 at 10:25 pm By The Conversation

Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used it to explain God's wrath, but also as a narrative device. Read more

How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters

Last updated on: April 24, 2021 at 11:48 am By The Conversation

Some among the Baptist movement interpret the Resurrection as God’s response and commitment to liberating the poor and the oppressed. Read more