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Dr. David Gushee joins historians and sociologists in warning against the dangers of Christian extremism

The reason many historians, sociologists and now Christian ethicist Dr. David Gushee are weighing in with dire warnings about the 2024 presidential campaign is that their research shows the re-election of Donald Trump would dramatically alter the course of American democracy. Gushee’s new book "Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies" launches just three months before the January 15, 2024, Iowa caucuses.

Repairing our World, tikkun olam: What kind of world are we trying to restore? Two Christian leaders speak out.

George A. Mason and David Gushee Speak Out Against Extremism and Christian Nationalism By DAVID CRUMM Editor of ReadTheSpirit magazine Our online magazine has published thousands of columns since our founding in 2007, calling on people to build healthy communities that embrace the world’s cultural and religious diversity. This particular Cover Story in our weekly magazine appears […]

Lynne Golodner’s ‘Woman of Valor’ is a five-senses immersion into a rich world of Jewish faith and family life

Journalist and author Lynne Golodner's novel Woman of Valor immerses readers in the vibrant daily life of Orthodox Jewish families.

A Window into Love and Loss: From the branches of a lone pine hung an old swing.

Author and leadership consultant Larry Buxton shows how powerfully a prompt to our visual memories can evoke deep, beloved memories.

Come to a beautiful island with Laura Elizabeth’s new cozy mystery, ‘All Is Now Lost’

Cozy mystery author Laura Elizabeth and friends are launching her first novel All Is Now Lost from Daufuskie, their beloved, historic island off the Atlantic Coast.

Sikhs show the world their spiritual commitment to service through “langar” at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions

One of two stories: MSU School of Journalism Bias Busters founder Joe Grimm covers highlights of the 2023 Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago, including the special role played by Sikhs in offering "langar," their traditional ministry of feeding people

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions shows the peaceful potential of our diverse faith traditions

One of two stories: MSU School of Journalism Bias Busters founder Joe Grimm covers highlights of the 2023 Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago, including spiritual support for Ukraine.

Native American elder Steven Charleston’s ‘Spirit Wheel’ weaves spirituality from ‘common threads of hope and mercy’

  Remembering Our Earth, Even in a Wooden Bowl What is spiritual is what is most ordinary, The common threads of hope and mercy The things we know best Because we have lived them all So I chant the turn of another day, Spinning grace into the world Spinning the four directions until they turn […]

Harry Emerson Fosdick: a prophet’s voice still echoes in our racially divided America

By BENJAMIN PRATT Author of Short Stuff from a Tall Guy As I laid down my daily newspaper the other day, recoiling from one more report about racially motivated violence, I thought: This is why we need prophets. I’m talking about prophets in our biblical tradition, men and women who dare to stand up and […]

Lives continue to change as Dr. David Gushee reaches a milestone of 30,000 with his LGBTQ-affirming ‘Changing Our Mind’

Best-selling Christian ethicist Dr. David Gushee talks about thousands of lives, including countless families, helped by 'Changing Our Mind' as his book reaches the milestone of 30,000 copies sold.