What are halal foods?
Food plays an integral role during the 30-day period of Ramadan. This Speed Read explains how Muslims determine what foods…
May 16, 2018
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Ethics
Is bigger really better?
Middle-class houses in the US have grown ever larger. The average single-family home is almost twice the size of a home…
May 15, 2018
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Why bullshit hurts democracy more than lies
The bullshitter may do even more damage than the liar in politics.
May 14, 2018
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Why the betrayal of Bill Cosby, Eric Schneiderman and other influential men is deeper than you think
It's not shallow to be upset by the latest scandals. Learning about the bad behavior of people we admire can harm our…
May 10, 2018
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What Mary Shelley's Frankenstein teaches us about the need for mothers
By showing us a world from which mothers are largely absent, Mary Shelley reminds us that the genius of motherhood lies…
May 8, 2018
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History shows why school prayer is so divisive
As the Kentucky Senate considers a bill for school prayer, a scholar explains the violent history of prayer – and a time…
May 7, 2018
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#MeToo in the art world: Genius should not excuse sexual harassment
In his short play from 1830, 'Mozart and Salieri,' Russian poet Alexander Pushkin proposed that genius and evil…
May 3, 2018
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Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
The anti-Vietnam War efforts of Yale University chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. and other church leaders alienated many…
May 2, 2018
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How does Congress have chaplains without violating the separation of church and state?
Following the controversy over the resignation of House chaplain Patrick Conroy, in this speed read, scholars explain when…
May 1, 2018
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I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned
A scholar visited Rajneeshpuram and met the many highly accomplished men and women who became devotees of the controversial…
April 30, 2018
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The internet is designed for corporations, not people
An expert explains how Facebook's privacy issues are linked to a bigger problem – a 'hostile information architecture,'…
April 27, 2018
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Why this conservative bastion chose a liberal evangelical icon for its commencement speech
Although the choice of liberal icon Jimmy Carter as commencement speaker at Liberty University might be surprising, an expert…
April 25, 2018
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What Comey learned from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr about ethical leadership
Here are three lessons that former FBI Director James Comey, took from the 20th-century American Christian philosopher,…
April 24, 2018
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How images change our race bias
Seeing is not just believing. Seeing changes what we believe, about ourselves and about other people.
April 23, 2018
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What is hell?
The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for devout Christians it remains a core part of their faith.
April 18, 2018
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Pope Francis' apology for abuse in Chile would once have been unthinkable
Popes are not infallible, yet apologies are rare.
April 17, 2018
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Bearing witness to Cambodia's horror, 20 years after Pol Pot's death
The accounts of survivors of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge show how they were able to find justice and healing by breaking their…
April 15, 2018
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Why remembering matters for healing
Remembrance days and memorials provide people the opportunity to share stories with a community. An expert explains how…
April 11, 2018
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Why the label 'cult' gets in the way of understanding new religions
A scholar explains the popular use of the label 'cult,' and what makes it problematic.
April 10, 2018
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Mormonism's newest apostles reflect growing global reach
Mormonism is growing around the world: One of every 15 Mormons is from Brazil and there are congregations in China as well.…
April 9, 2018
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