Religion remains relevant. Just look at the headlines. The discipline of religious studies remains relevant to interpret those headlines. Why? Because religious literacy is severely lacking these days. Check out these “Religion in the News” headlines and see the religion angles abound. Who knows, you might just learn something:
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The relevance of religious studies (Sightings)
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cue the religion scholar! religion on tv & in movies (RNS)
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“Allah doesn’t care if you are transgender” (the guardian)
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indigenous American sacred sites harmed by trump (RNS)
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how the shaker movement shaped interior design around the world (CNN)
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where silicon valley searches for its soul: Esalen (NY Times)
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religious reaction to trump’s Jerusalem decision (RNS)
- and, just for fun: a religion news gift guide(RNS)