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Muslim-Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign“A few weeks before the election, Trump’s continued push for policies targeting Muslims weighed heavily on Abid’s mind. The first litmus test she has for a leader, she says, is ‘will you feel safe?’”
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“Donald Trump is the image of the omnipotent God. The men who support him are affirming their right to rule in his image… This view is rooted in theology—very bad theology, but theology nonetheless.
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“What we do with our bodies manifests and expresses inner states, the sacred ground of our being. But bodily practices can also induce inner states. How we move, how we sit, how we breathe, can all make a difference in our spiritual life.”
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Approaching JusticeAn online journal on religion and politics, Approaching Justice brings together writers and thinkers who try to make sense of modern American life through the lens of faith and ethics.
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Passing Time“I needed my sobriety to stand on its own, rather than ebbing and flowing with the tides of my fickle faith.” An unflinching essay on religion, self-image, and the writer’s complicated path out of addiction.
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“Christ is so much easier to handle. We can build fountains to glorify a god, but we have to give a thirsty man water. We have to accept that we might be culpable in his thirst. What would Jesus do?”
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Inside the Last Pork Butcher Shop in IstanbulFreelance journalist Lorena Rios explores the dwindling Greek Orthodox community in Turkey’s largest city by telling the story of two veteran pork butchers who persevere in a politically-charged climate.
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MillennialMillennial is a journal where young Catholic thinkers reflect on current events, politics, culture, and faith.
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An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish EmployeesDana Schwartz, an Observer journalist, writes to the newspaper publisher after Donald Trump — his father-in-law — shares a controversial (arguably anti-Semitic) tweet.
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Celebrating Pride: Where Religion and Queerness Meet“Queer people of all faith traditions deserve to know that they are not alone and that they are loved.” At Longreads, contributor Emily Perper shares four stories exploring the intersection of religion and queerness.
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Like, Pray, Share: Anglo-Saxon Prayer MemesDr. Kate Thomas explores the similarities between medieval prayer memes and the popular Facebook memes of today.
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Strange Ducks: A Poem by Lindsay TigueAt The Sundress Blog, a funeral-inspired poem by Lindsay Tigue: “The Romans / built aqueducts to carry water / from the source. Why can’t I / hang curtains that won’t fall down?”
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Trump, Evangelicals, and the Road AheadTheological and political notes from an Evangelical Christian who will not be voting for Trump: “I don’t expect Trump to act like a Christian, but I also don’t expect other Christians to support a candidate whose values are so antithetical to those of Christians across a broad theological spectrum.”
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“In the end, when will the lie be found out? How long will I lie for? And when I return to dust, everyone will know anyway. Can I put it in my will that at my funeral, they must clothe me in a body-slimmer? Ridiculous.”
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J.S. ParkCan you be a believing Christian who thinks like an atheist? “Recovering atheist” J.S. Park thinks so, and unpacks what that means on his thoughtful blog.
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