Religion

Getting Beyond Labels (Part I)

Jim Rice 10-04-2010

Ever since Peter and Paul had opposing views about ministry to the Gentiles, there have been divisions in the Christian church. But rarely in the course of church history have differences among Christians been so exploited and manipulated for political gain by those outside the church as is the case today.

Social Justice is Not Totalitarianism

Valerie Elverton Dixon 10-04-2010

Glenn Beck

Beck, Nazis, and Civil Dialogue

Jim Wallis 9-30-2010

Glenn Beck can do better. Fox News can do better. When it comes to upholding truth and having civil dialogues, let's be honest, we all can do better.

Americans Deeply Ignorant About Religion

Duane Shank 9-30-2010

"The person whose writings and actions inspired the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther, Thomas Aquinas or John Wesley?" Less than half (46 percent) of Americans know the answer is Luther, and

Postcolonialism Comes Home

Lori D. Wilson 9-27-2010

For most of us, the term "colonialism" conjures images of palm trees, pith helmets, and mosquito nets.

Worship Meets Experience at "The Opiate Mass"

Becky Garrison 9-27-2010

Whenever Karen Ward, Abbess for Church of the Apostles (COTA), makes a suggestion about what's happening on the faith fringes, she tends to be spot on.

Give 60 Seconds of Prayer for Peace

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-20-2010

It is the time it takes to say the Lord's Prayer three times. Sixty seconds. One minute. On September 21, 2010, U.N.

We Have Our Brother Back

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-14-2010

I rejoice that Pastor Terry Jones and his church have decided never to burn Qurans.

My Phone Conversation with Terry Jones

Geoff Tunnicliffe 9-14-2010

When the story of the fringe Florida pastor and his proposed burning of the Quran broke back in July, we intentionally decided not to give oxygen to the story.

The Massachusetts Bible Society Got it Right

Duane Shank 9-10-2010

Among all the responses to the planned (but now canceled) burning copies of the Quran on Saturday by a church in Florida, the Massachusetts Bibl

Faith in the Park51 Muslim Community Center

Joshua M.Z. Stanton 9-03-2010

Faith cannot exist without doubt. The lack of certainty enables us to engage in the holy, human endeavor of believing when we do not have empirical proof.

Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Social Justice Christian

Jim Wallis 8-26-2010

This coming Saturday, August 28 will mark the 47th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream Speech." Glenn Beck has chosen this d

The Legacy of Martin Luther King: From 1963 to 2010

Valerie Elverton Dixon 8-26-2010

[Editor's Note: In anticipation of the anniversary of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, God's Politics will feature a series of posts on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Refracting America Through 9/11 Lens

Jim Wallis 8-25-2010

"Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum in Washington," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

'Religion Everywhere, But None to Drink': God at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Part II)

Robert Wilson-Black 8-24-2010

Three distinctive views about people of religious faith became apparent at this summer's Asp

American Muslims Are Not Responsible for 9/11

Jim Wallis 8-23-2010

For the sake of resting my soul, while I was on vacation with my wife and boys, I was sure not to watch any cable news.

Is Obama a Christian? Cathleen Falsani Responds on CNN

the Web Editors 8-23-2010

Sojourners magazine columnist Cathleen Falsani was interviewed on CNN last Sunday about her 2004 conversation with then-Senator Barack Obama

For They Shall be Called Children of God

Jennifer Kottler 8-19-2010

In Sunday school many many years ago, I learned the Beatitudes.

Football and Ramadan

Duane Shank 8-19-2010

All around the United States, high school and college football teams are beginning to practice for the fall season.

Are We Saved by Doctrine, or Saved by Jesus?

Aaron Taylor 8-18-2010

My article "Can Muslims follow the Biblical Christ and still be Muslim?" created a firestor