Monthly Archives: June 2008

Geneive Abdo's article in the new issue of Foreign Policy is likely to make a lot of people mad. “False Prophets” is only available to subscribers, but you can read a Q&A that outlines many of her ideas. Abdo argues … Continue reading →

Just a generation ago, Americans were up against an unwinnable war, an unpopular president, and a faltering economy. Prices were up, wages were down and a shortage of oil—due as much to the manipulations of domestic producers as an Arab … Continue reading →

Just because it's a quiet week on the campaign trail (no religious faux pas or embarrassing endorsements), lacking, too, in clergy scandals and faith-based conflagrations, don't assume God's on summer break. There's still a lot for enterprising journalists to cover. … Continue reading →

Since creating a course on American religion and foreign policy, I've been scouting out resources, several of which are worth sharing. The Council on Foreign Relations has a (fairly) new religion initiative that provides updates, resources and conference calls. Last … Continue reading →

I was going to start off with a ringing endorsement of Lawrence Wright's piece “The Rebellion Within: An Al Qaeda mentor rethinks terrorism” in last week's New Yorker. But that was before I found Tom Heneghan's Faithworld post on the … Continue reading →