"What if the president had dropped to his knees in prayer for healing and reconciliation?" wonders Randall Balmer. "That silent gesture would have been the most eloquent statement he could have made in this time of suffering."
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In her essay in "The Immanent Frame: Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere," Susannah Heschel discusses the "wedding in a cemetery" tradition and its lessons for us today.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Religion Department prizes: Tina Li '20, Sofia Carbonell Realme '20, Emma Morgan '20, Julianna Thomson '20, and Celia Pivo '20!
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Susan Ackerman proposes a Bible quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, that suits our troubled times: "Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream."
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In his forthcoming book, "Lift Every Voice and Swing," Assistant Professor of Religion and African and African American Studies Vaughn Booker '07 explores the role of jazz celebrities like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and others as representatives of African American religion in the 20th century.
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