WJC is honored to attend the upcoming inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter's Square in Rome. In a letter to WJC, the newly-elected Pope has expressed the Catholic Church's desire to continue close cooperation with the Jewish people. Interfaith dialogue has always been at

Join us Thursday at noon ET for a thought-provoking discussion on how the Scopes Trial serves as both a warning and a roadmap for pushing back against restrictive education laws today. To register: icjs.org/events/the-sco… #teachers #socialstudies #sschat

Happy to share this 2025 ICJS Silber-Obrecht Lecture Conversation Event where Rachel S. Mikva, Heather Miller Rubens and myself sit down and discuss "What Does it Mean to Be Human?" Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies youtube.com/watch?v=oOYYSQ…

A provision in the budget reconciliation bill would give the federal government the authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it deems “terrorist supporting organizations,” without due process. Contact Congress to oppose this threat : icjs.org/resource/take-…

How is the Christian right of today similar to and different from the Christian right of yesteryear? Napp Nazworth and I compared notes on how the New Apostolic Reformation is changing the game in this American Values Coalition podcast. news.americanvalues.org/p/christians-t…

According to the World Happiness Report, the United States is growing less happy. Could interfaith dialogue help create happier communities? Consider these lessons in happiness from the Muslim tradition. uscatholic.org/articles/20250…

What can #Catholics learn from #Islam about happiness? In her 4th piece for U.S. Catholic magazine magazine, ICJS #Muslim scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan explores joy, purpose & the spiritual life across faiths. Read it here 👉 uscatholic.org/articles/20250… #Interfaith #Islam #CatholicTwitter

The alleged assassin of Rep Hortman has ties to the New Apostolic Reformation. He attended Christ 4 the Nations Institute where Dutch Sheets was the exec director & spoke of apostles and prophets in sermons. matthewdtaylor.bsky.social & I discuss here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Vance Boelter has ties to the New Apostolic Reformation. Matthew D. Taylor, leading expert on the NAR, broke it down Straight White American Jesus Podcast:

Conference on conspiracism & antisemitism w/7 presenting scholars including Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP) 𝐃𝐫𝐮 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @dalecoulter Matthew D. Taylor

The The Washington Post quoted Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies Christian scholar Matthew D. Taylor in its article on the religious background of Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter as it aligns with independent charismatic Christianity, which Matt closely researches. wapo.st/4jYiuNs

What's the evangelical theology behind Trump's Israel (& Iran) strategy? Many analysts & pundits point to "Dispensationalism" (a.k.a. Rapture theology), but it's actually much weirder & more alarming than that. Here's a sample from Dutch Sheets... 1/ youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rkyN…

Check out The Baltimore Sun's highlight of the upcoming program for clergy, Common Ground: Clergy | Conversation | Connection, led by ICJS' Heather Miller Rubens, Ph.D., and Governor's Office of Community Initiatives' Dr. Lora Hargrove: baltimoresun.com/2025/08/15/gov…

PSA - Sean Feucht concert in Seattle this wknd. I think this is worth paying attn to. Feucht's more dangerous & desperate for attention than ever, & he has more powerful friends & allies than ever. My advice: Don't let him dominate the narrative. 1/ cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08/h…

Cardinal McElroy at Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our nation…this assault is intended to make life miserable for undocumented migrants…our government is engaged in a comprehensive campaign of fear at its core.”

"Nowadays, Caesar is Christian. Very Christian. Intimidatingly Christian." - Matthew D. Taylor Such a powerful & thought-provoking speech here. Thanks to Rick Pidcock for sharing it.

Pope Leo today met Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, and was presented with letters & video from immigrants in the US. Leo said "the church cannot remain silent" in its response to President Trump's immigration policies (photos: Hope Border Institute)

Very grateful for this new review of my book, The Violent Take It by Force, by Stephen Waldron in Reading Religion. readingreligion.org/9781506497785/…

Thrilled to announce my new project: my friend Susie Hayward & I have a new podcast series! AMERICAN UNEXCEPTIONALISM: Global Lessons on Fighting Religious Nationalism We ask experts in democracy & religious nationalism around the globe to guide us. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/001…

ICJS Muslim Scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan writes for RNS: How #PopeLeoXIV's visit to Nicaea recalls centuries of Muslim-Christian respect religionnews.com/2025/11/26/how…