Evangelical Borg
Two features on the growing strength of evangelical Christians reveal the stagnation of the press’s understanding of the breadth and depth of evangelical Christianity. An intriguing story by The New York Continue Reading →
Tag: WHAT’S MISSING
Evangelical Borg
Two features on the growing strength of evangelical Christians reveal the stagnation of the press’s understanding of the breadth and depth of evangelical Christianity. An intriguing story by The New York Continue Reading →
The Salvation Scoop
The New York Times reports today that what The Salvation Army is really all about (the New York division, at least) is, well… salvation. This should come as no surprise, and yet it Continue Reading →
The Salvation Scoop
The New York Times reports today that what The Salvation Army is really all about (the New York division, at least) is, well… salvation. This should come as no surprise, and yet it Continue Reading →
Prophets in Pasties
There are two institutions in most towns of any size in the U.S. that invite people in to voluntarily confess needs beyond their own understanding — houses of worship, and Continue Reading →
Guinea Pigs
Brian Larkin, an anthropologist at Barnard College and a member of the Center for Religion and Media, writes The Revealer with this disturbing deconstruction of an NPR report by Joanne Silberner: “The substance of the report is Continue Reading →
Silence = ?
Ever since Bono showed pal Jesse Helms the light (or not), the formerly firebreathing senator has been on a crusade against AIDS. His conversion was nothing if not timely — these days, Christian conservatives are claiming the fight against Continue Reading →
Bad Medicine
“Is Religion Good Medicine?” asks the cover line on the latest Newsweek. It’s certainly good cover fodder, as is health. One wonders whether Newsweek felt the dynamic duo of popular subjects were such Continue Reading →
Rant du Jour
Orion isn’t classified as a religion magazine, but it should be. Its mix of eco-notions and ideas, romanticization of the simple life, and assaults on the vulgarity of mass cult mark Continue Reading →