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Category: Religion
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With the current, heated debates about immigration and religious freedom, we take a look back at a period in Boston’s history when the Irish were the newcomers.
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This week, many Christians will attend “Good” Friday services. Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock argues for a more empowering view of this holy day.
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Law prof Jay Wexler looks at the recent ruling on the use of “Under God” in the pledge of allegiance and finds the court’s conclusion Constitutionally dubious.
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An unusual immigration asylum case puts German and U.S. law at odds over the right to homeschool children.
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Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core, won the 2010 Louisville Grawemeyer award in religion for his autobiography, Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
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“You won’t see my speech on the evening news, though I believe that it was a far more accurate reflection of the tradition of Islam than the story that you saw looped on every channel, and headlined in print this morning.”
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A look at recent media featuring Beacon Press books and authors.
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Today’s post is from Robert Kunzman, author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling. Kunzman spent ten years as a high school teacher, coach, and administrator and is currently an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Education. He is also the author of Grappling with the…
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The staff of Beacon Press mourns the passing of Forrest Church, author, friend, and long-time supporter of our work. Forrest Church (1948–2009) served almost three decades as senior minister and Minister of Public Theology at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in New York City. He was educated at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, and Harvard…
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The author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling looks at a recent custody case that has stirred controversy among religious homeschoolers.
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