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In 2020, the archives of former Pope Pius XII were opened, and historian David Kertzer has penned a new book, “The Pope at War,” that sheds light on Pius XII’s actions during WWII and the Holocaust. @ClementeLisi shares some highlights: https://t.co/t3zwxCJuhj #PiusXII

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“Dune,” a space opera based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is essentially a philosophical thought experiment that — by asking how #Islam would adapt on a distant planet in the future — highlights our present reality, writes @ialmarashi. https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/12/2/dune-and-the-talibans-victory-in-afghanistan

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(OPINION/@OstlingRichard) In “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution,” @Louise_m_perry joins religions in blunt warnings about the sexual revolution’s naive tolerance of promiscuity, prostitution, pornography and sado-masochism. https://t.co/AcUGCwZZxo #sexualmorality

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(REVIEW/@jwmjournalist) In his new book out this April, “American Ramble” (@HarperCollins), Neil King Jr. has crafted a #travelogue fit for a reporter and a monk, built on a 26-day walk he took to New York City from Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2021. https://t.co/V76jQH8mSt

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The U.S. State Department’s updated list of “countries of particular concern” for religious freedom violations notably excludes #Nigeria, despite attacks so frequent that many Christian ministries have stopped serving rural communities. https://t.co/Td5gY4g94A #religiousfreedom

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(REVIEW/@ClementeLisi) @NotreDame historian @john_t_mcgreevy’s new book “Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis” is extremely well researched and skillfully put together — a must-read. https://t.co/R45evapgbu #CatholicTwitter #history

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One of the most controversial books in recent literary history, Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs, challenging and sometimes mocking some of its most sensitive tenets. Analysis by @MyriamRenaud: https://t.co/pxbtbv4RGi #Islam

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(OPINION) C.S. Lewis noted that “somewhere between us and Jane Austen’s Persuasion in 1816 runs the chasm between Old Western Man and New Western Man — the Great Divide.” That’s when he says the Western world entered a post-Christian age. https://t.co/jCLRK6AIML #CSLewis #Austen

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Religious studies scholar @BradleyOnishi, author of “Prepping for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next,” talks with @KennethEFrantz about the history of Christian nationalism and how it relates to current events: https://t.co/XPCqy9wk7E

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(REVIEW/@_jilliancheney) The key to Cormac McCarthy’s newest novel, “The Passenger,” is understanding how concepts of science and mathematics shape an understanding of the world and just how impossible it is to fit the idea of God into an equation. https://t.co/YsyQS43sQX