Martin Marty

10 Years After 9/11, The Question Remains The Same

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.02.2011

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Cathleen Falsani

If I have learned anything in the decade that has passed since terror became a visceral part of our daily reality, it is to be comfortable and satisfied with not knowing.

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Unbuckling the Bible Belt from the Legacy of Slavery

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert S. McElvaine

Hardly anyone mentions that the "the Bible Belt" and "the Black Belt" refer to essentially the same part of the country. That easily overlooked fact is of enormous significance.

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A Defense Of Jeremiah Wright

The Daily Dish | Andrew Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is simply must-reading for any fair-minded person interested in the full Jeremiah Wright story. There are very, very few people in American relig...

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