The blinding glare of whiteness, the slap of social conservatism hamstrings the GOP. Is the same true for the Anglican Communion? For global Christianity?
It’s simpler to assume that religion and feminism are at odds; that religion is simply the provenance of those who use tools like pro-life politics to fight feminist agendas. It’s much more complicated to think of religion as both resource and adversary in the political struggles that feminists face.
David Lambert is an associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches Hebrew Bible and its history of interpretation. His book, How…
In the beginning were the stars, the cosmos calmed, ordered, still. Like every other film announcing its mytho-logic from the get-go, the camera angle of Cloud Atlas’ first shot tilts from the milky heavens above, to life in the mortal-bound realm below.
Julie Byrne holds the Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman Chair in Catholic Studies and serves as Professor in the Department of Religion at Hofstra University. She publishes popular articles and speaks…