Week of February 20, 2017 Archives

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Tuesday, February 21
Catholics and Jews Mark History of the Menorah
Josephine McKenna RNS
On the "Great Storm" and the Trouble With the Tremendous
John L. Allen Jr. Crux
The Complicated Lives of Norma "Jane Roe" McCorvey
Terry Mattingly GetReligion
Lost Dreams and Low Income for Many Jehovah's Witnesses
Luke Ploeg NPR
Black, White, and Blue: How Christians Rate the Police
Kate Shellnutt CT
The Evangelicals Trying to Make the GOP Care About Refugees
Sarah Wildman Vox
Ohio, Where Refugees Form "Impossible" Friendships
Shamila Chaudhary The Atlantic
Mormons Unite for Survey Seeking Understanding of Gays
Peggy Stack SL Tribune
Does the Johnson Amendment Curtail Church Freedom?
Elizabeth Schmidt RCR
Rifts Among Southern Baptists Lead Churches to Withhold Funds
Ian Lovett WSJ
Benedict, Not Benedictine
Martin E. Marty Sightings
Inside the Row Over a Mighty Russian Cathedral
The Economist


Wednesday, February 22
Religion in Real Time on CNN's "Believer"
Kaya Oakes Religion Dispatches
Duquesne Weekend: A Retreat That Started a Movement
Peter Smith Pittsburgh P-G
The Transformation of the American Catholic Parish
Mark Zimmermann Crux
I've Got Brain Cancer. But I Haven't Lost My Sense of Humor.
Jeffrey Weiss RNS
Muslims Raise Money to Repair Vandalized Jewish Cemetery
Colby Itkowitz WaPo
The Sanctuary Movement, Then and Now
Judith McDaniel Religion & Politics
How Evangelical Leaders Contributed to the Rise of Milo
Ben Howe The Atlantic
Religious Freedom for Me But Not for Thee?
Paul Crookston National Review
Theological Objections to Capital Punishment
Matthew Arbo The Gospel Coalition
How Pastors Perceive Domestic Violence Differently
Bob Smietana Christianity Today
Charlie Brown and His Football: A Story of Christian Hope
Terrance W. Klein America
The Typographical Reformation
Timothy George First Things


Thursday, February 23
Jesus Seminar Bringing Its Brand of Bible Scholarship to Utah
Peggy Stack SL Trib.
The Faith Community Just Lost a Leading Public Intellectual
Kelsey Dallas Deseret
"Spiritual Board" Brings Comfort to Critically Ill
Lucette Lagnado Wall Street Journal
Churches Feel Need to Offer Sanctuary to Migrants
Holly Meyer The Tennessean
Evangelicals Can No Longer Speak as One Voice
John Fea Religion News Service
Kansas Town Reels After Foiled Mosque Bombing
Oliver Laughland The Guardian
The Rise of Halal-Certified Food Mirrors Kosher Products
Leah Koenig Tablet
Rod Dreher and the Christian Retreat From Public Life
Emma Green The Atlantic
Is the Benedict Option Good for Gays?
Rod Dreher The American Conservative
The Meaning of Milo
Ross Douthat New York Times
How Pro-Life Movement Was Born as a Liberal Cause
Charles C. Camosy Crux
Exhortation to Ministers of the Gospel: Speak Christian
Stanley Hauerwas ABC R&E


Friday, February 24
Spielberg Film to Examine Divisive Catholic Kidnapping
Josephine McKenna Deseret
Mormon Comic "The Garden of Enid" Is Now a Graphic Novel
Jana Riess RNS
Why Narnia Isn't Allegorical
Jared C. Wilson The Gospel Coalition
Why Christians Should Embrace Philip Pullman
Max Wind-Cowie Catholic Herald
Smartphones and Social Media Are Changing Christianity
Chris Stokel-Walker BBC
Justice Workers Find Support in Faith-Based Orgs
Dennis Sadowski Catholic Philly
Christians in Pew and Pulpit Diverge Over Refugees
Emily McFarlan Miller The Gazette
The Political Crisis of American Evangelicals
Christopher M. Cruz Arc
LGBT Dispute Has Pentecostal Society Scrambling
Jeffrey Walton Juicy Ecumenism
Trump Team Is Dogmatic on Islam, But Russia Is More Pragmatic
The Economist
Pope Francis: It's Better to Be an Atheist Than a Bad Christian
Daniel Burke CNN
The Monk Who Saves Manuscripts From ISIS
Matteo Fagotto The Atlantic


Saturday, February 25
Faith on the Big Screen and America's Movie-Going (or Not Going) Habits
Barna
Spring Religion Reading List: Old Stuff Edition
Kimberly Winston Religion News Service
The Benedict Option and Its Reviewers
Jake Meador Mere Orthodoxy
Gallup Offers an Update on Faith in Divided America
Terry Mattingly On Religion
A Heartfelt Look at How Evangelical Gays Find Their Place
Michael Gerson WaPo
Pro-Life Democrats' Modest Proposal
Don Clemmer Our Sunday Visitor
The Christian History of "America First"
Chris Gehrz Patheos
Modern-Day Martyrs Show Love and Forgiveness
Kathryn Jean Lopez National Review
Catholics Shouldn't Totally Reject Human Gene Editing
Adelaide Mena CNA
Joseph, Noah, Jonah: Climate Change in Vignettes
Jeremy England Sinai & Synapses
What Judaism Can Teach Islam About Reforming the Faith
Mustafa Akyol Forward
The Long Road to Religious Freedom for Sikhs in the Army
Kelsey Dallas Deseret
Monday, February 27
In a Show of Unity, Interfaith Leaders Restore Torah
Fatimah Waseem Baltimore Sun
Bubbles, Bridges, and Multifaith Engagement
Tony Gill Research on Religion
Digital Devotion: Using Online Tools to Observe Lent
Catherine Guiles RNS
Recalibrating Lives During Lent
Frank J. Caggiano Stamford Advocate
The Devil and Democracy: Chaput's "Strangers in a Strange Land"
John DiIulio WSJ
Reading Michael Wear's "Reclaiming Hope"
Andrew T. Walker Witherspoon Institute
It's Time for the New York Times to Buy More Reference Bibles
Terry Mattingly GR
This Suburban Church Is Heading Back to the City
Julie Zauzmer Washington Post
A New Project Collects Sounds From Sacred Places
Sarah Laskow Atlas Obscura
Why Secular Denmark Is Using a Sledgehammer to Protect the Sacred
Economist
Vatican Stakes out Rights to Pope Francis' Image
Danica Kirka & Nicole Winfield AP
Vatican Conference Scientists Warn of Mass Extinction
Robin McKie The Guardian


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