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MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?

Volunteers paint columns in a hallway during the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in...

My Beautiful ‘Practicing’ Christians: As Churchgoers’ Numbers Shrink, Their Social Views Become More Similar

Grouping Christians by whether they are ‘practicing’ or ‘nonpracticing’ can show interesting patterns. Nikada/E+ via Getty Images by Michael Emerson, Rice University During the 2024 presidential campaign,...

More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater

Students at Jackson State University in Mississippi present their annual production of ‘Black Nativity’ in 2017. Charles A. Smith/Jackson State University/Historically Black Colleges &...

The chilling crime spree of The Order – and its lasting effect on today’s White supremacists

White supremacists murdered Jewish radio talk show host Alan Berg in the driveway of his home in June 1984. Lyn Alweis/The Denver Post via...

Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past

Worshippers listen as President Joe Biden speaks at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ on July 7, 2024, in Philadelphia. Joe Lamberti for...

For God and country: why the choice of next US president is a religious choice, too

AP/AAP by Robyn J. Whitaker Americans face a stark choice this November between two very different political visions. As I watched the recent Democratic National Convention...

Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’

An 18th-century stained glass window panel by William Peckitt, showing The Last Supper of Christ and the disciples. TonyBaggett via iStock / Getty Images...

At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith

Argentina’s Rodrigo Isgro walks off the field after a men’s rugby sevens practice at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. AP Photo/David Goldman At the Summer...

Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, ‘Lady in Satin,’ in New York in 1957. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images by Tracy Fessenden, Arizona State University Sixty-five years...

Rihanna’s religious imagery is a protest against feminine ideals of respectability and decency

Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo by Chris Greenough, Edge Hill University Rihanna’s no stranger to causing a stir. This time, she’s attracted controversy and outrage...

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