In its inaugural year—one marked by a heightened culture of global fear—the Ford Foundation Gallery is surveying the theme “utopian imagination” through three daring exhibitions curated by Jaishri ...

As a prominent Islamic scholar, Omid Safi has written often in defense of the breadth and nuance of Islam. But for his latest book, Safi hones in on the idea of love, and how mystic Islamic poets ...

Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 S. Third St., announced it is making a donation of $18,275 to Radical Love, a Geneva nonprofit founded in 2021 that supports refugee families, senior citizens and children ...

This Valentine’s Day, instead of chocolate and roses, how about pondering the nature of radical love? Consider the ancient example of Peter Abelard, the twelfth-century French theologian whose ...

As a queer Black person, I come from a long line of freedom fighters. From the abolitionist Maroons of my family’s home country of Jamaica to movement leaders like Gloria Richardson and Marsha P.

When most people think of Zachary Levi, the suave, confident superhero he plays in 2019's "Shazam!" might come to mind. But if you ask the actor what makes him feel like a hero in real life, he'll ...

The month of Ramadan is coming to an end. While perhaps best known as when many Muslims fast for sometimes upwards of 12 hours, the month is about much more than food. As a religion, Islam places ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, writing at the end of the 19th century, has a message for those of us in the 21st: radical love. While Nietzsche is not known for being overly emotive, at the ...

As a prominent Islamic scholar, Omid Safi has written often in defense of the breadth and nuance of Islam. But for his latest book, Safi hones in on the idea of love, and how mystic Islamic poets ...