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After leaders of the World Council of Churches declined to expel the Russian Orthodox Church from membership this summer, a WCC leader met with ROC Patriarch Kirill — who has been widely criticized for his rhetoric on Ukraine — in Moscow this week. https://t.co/mgEvYXSTfu

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The new book “Movements, Motions, Moments: Photographs of Religion and Spirituality from the National Museum of African American History and Culture” includes photos reflecting traditions from Muslim prayer to the Jewish new year. @RNS story: https://t.co/Pz5XQNHyKg

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Kyle Meyaard-Schaap's (@kmeyaardschaap’s) 'Following Jesus in a Warming World' is a field guide for Christian climate action. https://t.co/Gm4Tcwicgf

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In their recently-released book, ”Body Becoming: A Path to Our Liberation,” @irobyn writes about navigating life as an activist theologian who is transgender, gender nonconforming and who identifies as Latinx. https://religionnews.com/2022/04/18/a-transqueer-latinx-theologian-writes-about-reaching-a-path-to-our-liberation/

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.@KatecBowler's new book, "No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)," is a broadside against a culture obsessed with the power of positive thinking. https://religionnews.com/2021/11/04/kate-bowler-wants-to-take-down-the-self-help-enterprise/

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Thomas Cahill, a scholar of ancient languages and belief systems with a knack for popular storytelling who engaged history readers with such bestsellers as “How the Irish Saved Civilization” and “Desire of the Everlasting Hills,” has died at age 82. https://t.co/wwpBbq9Fhp

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“My body, too, is made in the image of the Divine and its crookedness isn’t anything to be ashamed of,” Amy Kenny, a disabled scholar and Shakespeare lecturer, told RNS in an interview about her new book “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request.” https://religionnews.com/2022/05/12/amy-kennys-my-body-is-not-a-prayer-request-imagines-a-disability-centered-church/

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Legions of fans of Frank Herbert’s mystical 1965 sci-fi novel have been waiting for someone to get the screen version right. The HBO Max adaptation goes a long way, with a few nods to modern sensibilities. https://t.co/pR3Ewd2goY

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Eli Evans was born to a prominent Jewish family in Durham, North Carolina, and wrote endearingly of his family’s minority status in the Christian-saturated South in his book, “The Provincials." He died Tuesday. https://t.co/hzXgg0A3Vd

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Leanna Greenaway, the author of the 2019 book, “The Crystal Witch: The Magickal Way to Calm and Heal the Body, Mind, and Spirit,” said young people are reaching out to her. “They’re asking questions about the magical properties of crystals and herbs. https://t.co/DpGky6cAkq