Issue 53: Dossier
Vocabulary that might come in handy at the pearly gates.
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Issue 53: The Internet Speaks
The comments section is speaking in tongues.
First Water, Then Wine
Spiritual needs are more likely to be satiated if the basics — food, clothing, shelter, and employment — are met first.
Issue 53: Letters
Send your divine truth to [email protected].
Religiosity Isn’t Done Changing Our World
Reza Aslan, one of the foremost scholars of religion in America, talks to Jacobin about Jesus the revolutionary, Palestine, and the continued growth of religion in the world.
Bringing the Socialism of the Gospels to America
The Institute for Christian Socialism is trying to build left-wing solidarity within religious communities. For these Christians, a commitment to socialism is inherent in the Gospel.
Teamsters for a Democratic Union and the New Labor Insurgency
The Teamster rank-and-file movement is spreading worker power and making the most of labor’s movement moment, writes longtime Teamsters for a Democratic Union organizer Ken Paff.
The Church of Dr Funkenstein
George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic developed a curious connection to the works of the apocalyptic cult the Process Church of the Final Judgment.
Why the Reformation Matters
The Reformation was a fundamental transformation in European society, blending religious disputes with political ideology and class conflict.
Jesus on the Big Screen
Depictions of the Nazarene began nearly the moment cinema did.
The Struggle for Soviet Cosmology
For the Soviet Union, atheism became more than the absence of religion. It was an ideology that had to fill the void of religion itself.