Just one week after the Charleston shootings of the “Emanuel Nine,” worshippers gathered again for...
Author - Guy Nave
Religious Freedom and Christian Dominance
While celebrating Easter this year, I did quite a bit of thinking about the so-called religious...
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Sanctity of ALL Life
In an attempt to protect both nature and wildlife, President Obama proposed giving wilderness...
Ferguson: A Question of Excessive Force?
While many may interpret my question about excessive force as a criticism of the police, it is...
Justice … not ‘Just Us’
I am a professor of religion at a small liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa. For the last two...
What Do Our Beliefs Say About Us?
Our beliefs say far more about us than they do about our religion or so-called belief systems. Like...
What Good is a Ph.D. for Reading the Bible?
As a biblical scholar, I spend quite a bit of time reading the Bible. I don’t read the Bible...
Presidental Pageantry?: President Obama’s Use of Martin...
While every presidential inauguration includes a degree of presidential pageantry, there has been...
Inaugural Speech in Honor of a King
On the day in which America honors the memory and vision of the slain civil rights leader, Martin...
Anatomy of an Inaugural Speech Then and Now
Fifty years ago today (January 14, 1963), George Wallace, stood on the steps of the Alabama State...