On May 10, my daughters showed me Childish Gambino’s (Donald Glover’s) deeply disturbing Youtube sensation “This is America.” That evening, a department store in a suburban Knoxville shopping mall banned one of my dearest friends. His crime? Shopping while black.…
How a war movie, Brad Pitt, and writer/director David Ayer helped one of Hollywood’s most talented (and troubled) stars find peace.
“I found God doing Fury. I became a Christian man, and not in a f***ing bullsh*t way—in a very real way.” -Shia LaBeouf
From Karl Marx to Richard Dawkins in 60 seconds By: Maria Popova Last year, Open University brought us 60-Second Adventures in Thought — a fascinating and wonderfully animated series exploring six famous philosophy thought experiments. This season, they’re back with 60-Second Adventures in Religion — four short…
Part 8 in series How Millennials Gave Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Christian Piatt I’ve written a couple of pieces lately that have gotten a lot of attention about why younger people tend to walk away…
Part 5 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Have Given Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Christian Piatt There has been a surprisingly positive response to the article I published yesterday: “Seven Reasons Why…
Part 4 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Christian Piatt From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from…
I was deeply moved by Glee’s “faith” episode (“Grilled Cheesus” 10/8/2010). It was honest, awesome television, and the highest rated Glee episode of all time.
2011 Faith and Science Week: Part 2 Science and religion are at war. Or, at least that’s the impression you might get from bloggers who watch the spectacle of Republican primary candidate debates. Columnists at the New York Times and the Washington…
The down side of grace? Tell Your Students That if They Cheat, God Will Smite Them by Don Troop in The Chronicle of Higher Education Is God: A) punitive, angry, and vengeful? B) warm, loving, and forgiving? OK, folks, pencils down.…