Is dance religious? The question has always troubled me. For one, the question suggests a yes or no answer when neither is sufficient. Certainly, dancing appears as a major strand of all global ...

David danced before the ark, but that was not “social dancing.” Social dancing has long been viewed by many Christians as dangerous to spiritual health if not actually sinful. The Missouri Synod ...

SIVA, the Creator-Destroyer of Hinduism’s trinity, once stood on a demon and with one of his four arms began to shake a little hand drum. To the beat of this rhythm Siva moved his body, and with his ...

“Dance can have the same affects as one singing a song,” said choreographer Jamesetta Roach. “It can minister to your soul and spirit. Dance can provide an expression in movement that singing can not.

Jamesetta Roach, an evangelist, author and choreographer, has opened the doors to her new Christian dance studio, the Divinity Dance Studio of Praise & Fitness, located on campus the Dove Covenant ...

Ever on the lookout for dance-friendly allies in theology and religious studies, I was eager to read Clayton Crockett and Jeffrey Robbin’s new book: Religion, Politics, and the Earth: The New ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise ...