3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (198+ words) Using the Japanese art of Kintsugi " repairing broken pottery with gold " as a metaphor for a faith that acknowledges wounds rather than hiding them, Lee explores the legacy of Western-dominated theology and her own search for a more expansive Christian…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1919+ words) Like many children, I grew up being told not to talk to strangers, and especially don't accept candy or car rides from them. If they offer, run to the nearest responsible adult. I was told kidnappers lurk in shopping malls....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (421+ words) Misogyny is real. It exists in every culture and harms all of us'including men and boys. Perhaps most importantly, it contradicts the reality that God loves women and wants them to flourish. To fully understand the scope of misogyny, we…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (805+ words) Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. U.S. President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him "unacceptable." The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (512+ words) JERUSALEM (RNS) " Living in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Mohammed Mahmoud enjoys a privilege other Muslims around the world can only dream about: the ability to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque every day. For the first…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (377+ words) The devices,which did not explode,were hurled during raucous counterprotests Saturday near Gracie Mansion during a "Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City" event led by the far right activist Jake Lang. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (783+ words) (The Conversation) " Today's youth cherish "authenticity," but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst & Young, more than 9 in 10 Gen Z respondents indicated that being authentic and true to yourself is extremely or very important. In fact, most…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (507+ words) (RNS) " The decision by the Israeli authorities to close the third-holiest mosque in Islam came as fasting worshippers were in the middle of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Salah, who like many others performs his prayers in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (604+ words) People arrive with nothing " no money, no way to move and no network to help them," said Karen P'rez, country director of Jesuit Refugee Service Mexico, or JRS-MX. It has been a very hard process," P'rez said. It's like when…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (352+ words) An expert on authoritarianism explains the ways strongmen consolidate power - and how they lose it Virility and victimhood " how do these seemingly opposite characteristics prop up strongman leaders throughout recent history? Expert and best-selling author Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat connects the…...