by Martin Marty (The Martin Marty Center: Sightings) | May 21, 2015 | Opinion
Pope Francis enjoys universal acclaim. Almost. While the pontiff is building bridges to Communists in Cuba, nuns who had been under suspicion, Muslims, Jews, Protestants and even people outside the faith, two dissenting groups stand out: Catholics on the left, in... by Martin Marty (The Martin Marty Center: Sightings) | Apr 21, 2015 | Opinion
“Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation” is the subtitle of the book, “America’s Pastor,” an acclaimed sort-of-biography by acclaim-worthy Duke University historian Grant Wacker. Wacker discussed recently his book at the Cushwa Center... by Martin Marty (The Martin Marty Center: Sightings) | Mar 16, 2015 | Opinion
“Open your Bibles to the book of the Prophet Amos…” That sounds like a command from a Bible class of old. Instead, it’s a response to a column by a favorite of ours, William Galston, from the Feb. 24 Wall Street Journal. Quoting Amos may seem arcane... by Martin Marty (The Martin Marty Center: Sightings) | Jun 9, 2014 | Opinion
“Sightings” usually sights religious news and trends with a metaphorical “naked eye.” No one needs a telescope or a microscope to spot most of our topics. Snappy headlines, prime-time signals and messages gone viral call attention to them. For... by Martin Marty (The Martin Marty Center: Sightings) | Feb 26, 2014 | Opinion
Put “God” in a headline and we can’t help sighting it. Neil Steinberg, columnist in the Chicago Sun-Times did so: “‘Who’s God but us?’ Sister tells it like it is.” My wife, Harriet, the monitor of syntax and scorner of...