Religion’s shifting role in higher ed*
Inside Higher Ed: A
new book explores how religion, once at the core of American higher
education, made its way to the margins of campus life.
JVP Chicago members attempt indefinite fast to draw attention to Gaza starvation crisis
Religion News Service: The strikers said they will continue to fast until their demands are met or their bodies give out.
1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion
The Conversation: The
1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged
with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of
the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.
After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever
The Associated Press:
Williamsburg and a handful of other locations worldwide — from Monsey,
New York, to Stamford Hill, London to Bnei Brak, Israel — host the
strictest followers of Orthodox Judaism.
Dalai Lama defies China to say successor will be chosen by Tibetan tradition
The Guardian: The
spiritual leader challenged Beijing in a video statement released in the
run-up to his 90th birthday celebrations.
Religion News Service: China wants to pick the next Dalai Lama. Will democracies let it?
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