jeremiah wright

Rev. Wright’s assertions that it’s really the “Black Church” under attack help reduce the complexity of the religious life of black America to a soundbite…

The Rev. Wright controversy begs the question: Has “The Black Church” outgrown its usefulness?

Maybe the real “straight-talk express” should run for the nation’s highest office himself; the one test for president Wright cannot pass is the one the mainstream media insist on more than any other.

An inflated sense of purpose seems to be part of the American genome…

Anyone who thinks that full agreement with your pastor is necessary has never been to church…

If progressive religious believers are going to provide any kind of witness to our diverse society we must reclaim the idea of “hope” from the realm of politics. Hope, as theology, is not only about finding common purpose, but about liberation.

With the choice of Rev. Warren to make the inaugural invocation, the president elect has proven himself tone deaf to the nuances of American religious life.

I deeply regret that some people took, or claimed to take, my use of this metaphor as a reference to Sarah Palin. Let me say categorically that I do not see Governor Palin as a pig…

Reverend Wright’s condemnation of the United States made waves, but right-wing preachers have been railing against America’s sins for years.

Was Obama’s speech just an exercise in kumbaya idealism?