The Climate Movement Has Named Its Enemy. Religious Traditions Can Help By Kevin J. O’Brien In May, anonymous attendees reported on a meeting at the Mar-a-Lago Club between Donald Trump and some of the U.S.’s Read more…
“The Journey of Pachamama” – Dark Green Christianity in West Germany During the 1980s By Maria Schubert and Simon Wiesgickl In 1989, the German theologian Bärbel von Wartenberg-Potter wrote a small book with the title Read more…
Muslims and Christians in Community: Pluralism in the Philosophies of Bela and Tara Miti Tomi Nuku By Jear N D K Nenohai Kampung Ilawe is a small village located between the hillside and shore of Read more…
Conformation and Transformation: Two Ways of Thinking about the World By John Thatamanil Two warring impulses operate in the world’s religious and wisdom traditions—within as well as across them. Echoes of these impulses can be Read more…
Seeds of Connection, Seeds of Change: Botanical Folktales for Ecological and Relational Storytelling By Anna Perdibon “Plants prepare for the winter through fruits and seeds, and through discarding what they don’t need. The clearing-out begins,” Read more…
Point / Counterpoint: A Debate about Islamophobia, Christophobia, and Religious Freedom This week, we publish another example of “Point / Counterpoint” discussions on the Blog. Klemens Ludwig starts with his take on Islamophobia and Christophobia; Read more…
“Who Art in Heaven,” they/them/their By Anna Mercedes When I was in seminary training to be a pastor, inclusive gender language in worship was all the rage. I was at a progressive Christian school and Read more…
Learning to Desire Truly: Spirituality in a Post-Truth Age By John Thatamanil Spirituality is everywhere. From steady growth in the ranks of the SBNR (Spiritual But Not Religious) to immense growth in the mindfulness movement, Read more…
Unholy Alliances and the End of Taker Culture By Kocku von Stuckrad When on 6 May 2019 the United Nations published the new Report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Read more…
The Lure of the Separate: Reflections on Christianity, Nationalism, and Empire By Retief Müller I grew up in South Africa in late apartheid. Now, I am a church historian and curious about how Christianity and Read more…
