https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to theodicy en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/07/book-diana-wonder-woman-theological-text What audiences learn by the end of the film is that evil cannot be located in a single demigod, villain or agent. Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:36:35 EDT Yazmine Nichols e0908be0-ef3c-4895-8432-541f1efa1cef https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/08/how-wreck-your-faith-theologian-teaches-outlaw-christianity Back in the mid-1990s, I excitedly announced to my mother—who had spent a good part of her adult life as the wife of a Southern Baptist minister—that I was going to enroll in seminary. She looked up from her tomato… Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:00:52 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 9cbb4a09-2c91-4b24-9037-86990f7ed847 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/23/christian-atheism-only-response-worth-its-salt-zimmerman-verdict Anthea Butler caught flack for arguing the Zimmerman verdict exposed that a god-complex tied to white supremacy remains powerfully at work within U.S. society. She’s right, but I propose that the only religious response is to be atheist. Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:11:01 EDT J. Kameron Carter 0ec8c127-1a9c-4205-9de0-4f735da46ecb https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/17/tweet-day-if-you-think-newtown-was-gods-will Diana Butler Bass has a message for you. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:58:31 EST Evan Derkacz ff1c87e3-b015-4aa4-bbd6-2a6b78c1a550 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/21/does-god-want-jeremy-lin-win Two unlikely heroes, Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin, have rocked the sports world. Lurking behind their stardom is a whole lot of bad theology. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:27:32 EST Jay Michaelson 078b97b7-d0f1-49f2-8bb3-9a4b7761d35d https://religiondispatches.org/2011/10/31/dumping-satan-its-time-let-go The history of Christianity, as atheists are fond of reminding us, is one that has been drenched in blood. Whether religious war, inquisition, or colonial violence, there’s been great evil committed in the name of God. What role has the idea of Satan played in the development of this culture? Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:22:51 EDT Emily Manuel 8439e16c-5cd6-458f-bdb7-6bac10770459 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/19/rope-god-aceh-tsunami-four-years The people of Aceh have been resisting foreign domination for decades, and the territory has long been torn by violence. In the wake of the tsunami a theology—and a politics—of peace is taking root. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:45:48 EDT Mark Woodward 7bde3b71-316d-4b9a-8a82-765b2254af7b https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/11/dark-night-disaster A meditation by flashlight on the nature of evil, whether natural or moral, and the power of human agency to do good in the world… Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:45:46 EDT Anthony B. Pinn b8bec1f5-9f1f-4347-bb19-14d7c3fc5c94