Reinhold Niebuhr’s The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness: A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense offers a still relevant perspective on the idealistic and cynical tendencies in US democracy. By Bradley Shingleton
Learning from Indigenous ways of knowing and being might help all sides of the political spectrum to become less polarized and rancorous. By Devaka Premawardhana
Historically, white psychiatrists produced theories of religion that became constitutive elements of their racialized understandings of the normal and disordered mind. By Judith Weisenfeld
Black religious communities should be places of spiritual liberation for those who live with mental health challenges. By Monica A. Coleman
Inspiring stories of collective self-care are evident in the life writings of Black women, including Rosa Parks. By Stephanie Y. Evans
In New York City, homelessness, immigration, and racism are converging to the point of a crisis. By Henry Love
There’s plenty of data on Black maternal mental health and obstetric racism but we are not providing the culturally responsive care that is needed. By Sevonna Brown
Recent interventions within the field of Islamic studies require a shift in focus to the lives and practices of Muslims, without eschewing attention to texts. By Hussein Rashid And Huma Mohibullah
A Divine Comedy reading group with two artist friends deepens the author’s understanding of Dante’s transcendent friendship with Virgil. By Diane Mehta
Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Donovan X. Ramsey’s When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era offer powerful narratives in the context of communities beset by addiction epidemics. By Mara Willard
A Q&A with Francis X. Clooney, S.J., about his memoir Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story. By Wendy McDowell
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A symposium introduction. By Marla F. Frederick
Symposium introduction. By George Aumoithe
A selected reading list from Janet Gyatso’s course.
Hurricane María and the discussions that followed it prompted reflections on images and meanings of “apocalypse” in times of ecological crisis. By Mayra Rivera
Finding home with the Buddhist monastic tertöns and the Irish green martyrs. By Jordan L. Borgman
Rumi perceived love as nature’s animating force. By Munjed M. Murad
Jewish synagogues adopt new security strategies as antisemitic threats increase. By Robert Israel
To a remarkable extent, Jews refused to let themselves slide into hopeless apathy during the Holocaust By Melinda Mandelbaum Stein
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