religion and social transformation / Buddhism and economic transformation Economies have no essential nature. Once this is recognized, many more opportunities for change present themselves. By Julie A. Nelson / 25 Jul 2016
Politics & activism / Fierce contemplation: meet the nature-loving nuns who helped to stop a pipeline As fewer women enter convents, what will become of their rich tradition of social and environmental engagement? By Laura Michele Diener / 7 Jul 2016
Love and Spirituality / Can religion be a positive force for social change? Faith is neither a poison pill nor a silver bullet, but understanding its significance is crucial. By Manini Sheker / 5 Jul 2016
Politics & activism / #BlackLivesMatter makes some people angry. Isn’t that good? A new wave of activism is rooted in a different spiritual tradition to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. By Alexis Buchanan / 7 Jun 2016
Politics & activism / The life and death of Daniel Berrigan Celebrating the remarkable life of a renowned peace activist and writer who died on April 30 2016. By John Dear / 18 May 2016
transformative nonviolence / Rediscovering nonviolence in the Vatican Is the Catholic Church ready to abandon ‘just war’ theory and recommit to pacifism? By Michael N. Nagler / 2 May 2016
Religion & spirituality / The sex scandal following the Whole Foods’ guru A cautionary tale where New Age spirituality meets American capitalism amid accusations of abuse. By Michael Schulson / 3 Feb 2016
psychopaths / Daesh and other psychopathic cultures Cleansing every system of pathological tendencies is the only route to peace. By Will Black / 1 Feb 2016
LGBTQ / Inside the Texas megachurch where 90 percent of worshipers are LGBT There are hundreds of LGBT-friendly churches in the USA—and many are in conservative cities where you'd least expect them. By Jasmine Aguilera / 4 Dec 2015
Love and Spirituality / Fear and discomfort dressed up as love? The new anti-gay Mormon policy on marriage. Change often comes through conflict, and looking back through history these changes are overwhelmingly positive: a response to Jacob Hess. By Mette Ivie Harrison / 2 Dec 2015
LGBTQ / Are Mormons villains, or just people with a different story about their identity? The Church has declined to accept same-sex couples and their children as full members. What’s going on? Mette Ivie Harrison responds here. By Jacob Z. Hess / 30 Nov 2015
Care / Why does religion turn from beauty into beast? Trauma and abuse are common in faiths supposedly built on love. What's going on? By Jill Dermyer / 16 Nov 2015
