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Christianity in America Sociology of Religion

‘God on the Quad.’

A good cover story in the Boston Globe Magazine about the evangelical trend among MIT and Harvard undergraduates. (It’s a trend I think about often when riding the Red Line downtown to attend King’s Chapel on Sunday mornings. I get off at Park Street with countless young people, who all walk up the steps to […]

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Christianity in America Conservatism Politics

Faith-based pork.

Mary Leonard writes in a front-page Boston Globe article that President Bush’s faith-based initiatives might have the surprising side-effect — yes, you could put quotes around “surprising” and “side-effect” — of picking up a few more votes and helping attract some diversity to the Republican base. And, while the Christian Right is squawking about the […]

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Sexuality Theology

Imago dei.

“Human beings are made in the image of God,” writes Joe Perez at Soulful Blogger. Even gay people . . .

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Conflict

War of words.

Even the neoconservative Weekly Standard is getting tired of meaningless cheerleading about our ‘successes’ in Iraq.

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Theology

Dinner with Huston Smith.

‘We are in good hands. Out of gratitude, we are called to relieve each other’s burdens.’

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Christianity in America Politics

Wesley Clark’s faith.

Liberal in thought, disciplined and loyal in practice, devoted and small-c catholic in faith.

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Culture

Grateful, A to Z.

‘Daisies, elephants, and flying fish…’

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Culture

Real Live Preacher: The Book.

I can’t take a bit of credit for this good news — although I did suggest it: Real Live Preacher has a book contract! Since he’s still anonymous on the blog, will the book carry his real name?

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Sociology of Religion Theology

Beyond ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ in religion.

Four categories that may be more useful.

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Christianity in America Conservatism

Meet the new Falwells.

Albert Mohler, Roberta Combs, Tony Perkins, and Fr. John McCloskey are the people to keep an eye on.