Archive for the ‘Religions’ Category
The fading away of the Liberal Jew in NYC. Reflections by Professor Jack Wertheimer
Issues 2013: Interfaith marriage among NYC Jews.
The engineering of the postsecular city between mosque and church
Material objects have never been just symbols of the materialism of the secular city. They have always been the vehicles for religious discussion and moral solidarity.
Free to love: Catholic women vow dedication to poor in Brooklyn
A vibrant hive of young, mostly female missionaries, at St. Michael-St. Edward Church in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Best of the Web feature.
Dawn Eden’s Lives of the Saints for victims of sexual abuse
When Dawn Eden was five years old, she was molested by the janitor at the local Jewish temple. The janitor placed his hand on her pre-adolescent thighs in the temple’s library. After Eden complained, her mother’s response was, “How could you let him do that?”
Faint Sounds of Jazz in the Catholic church
Mary Lou Williams is one of the few women in the pantheon of great jazz instrumentalists and a great Catholic artist. Duke Ellington once said, “She is like soul on soul.” Best of Web feature.
Harlem and Thailand: parallel universes in the Mormon world
A Journey special report from New York City and Chiang Mai, Thailand*
NYC Muslims await guidance from their religious leaders about controversy over NYPD anti-terrorist strategy
After years of building trust with the NYC Muslim community, the NYPD now faces that it is breaking down. Troubled Peace series Part V
