Having now cracked down on U.S. nuns and the Girl Scouts the Catholic hierarchy is aiming to define womanhood. Problem is, both of those groups are held in far higher regard than the men at the helm of the crackdowns.
Dr. Shannon Trosper Schorey is a scholar, writer, and researcher in the tech industry. She is an expert in science and technology studies, American religious history, and new religious movements. Her…
No giant earthquake rippled across the surface of the earth but I wanted to know what happens next. If you’re absolutely sure the world is going to end on a specific day, and it doesn’t, what do you do? How do you explain it to yourself? What happens to your faith in God?
Georgetown founder John Carroll wouldn’t be surprised to find his university in a controversy concerning the appropriate place of religious groups in civil affairs… but he might be surprised that this time an attack came from within the Church.
Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst is an associate professor of religion at the University of Vermont. Her work focuses on Islam, historiography, and definitions of religion in colonial India.
Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gómez is a queer Latino theologian, speaker, and writer. She has been an international voice speaking on issues that impact LGBT, queer, Latin@/Chican@ communities. Her…