Fear, Nostalgia and Power Drove Evangelicals to Trump: Interview with Evangelical Scholar John Fea
If you were raised in American evangelicalism during the past thirty years, you’ve probably come…
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A Somewhat Cynical Take On The Future And Soul Of Evangelicalism
Hidely-ho, readerinos! It’s time for one of our favorite running gags around the RD religio-sphere,…
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New Book on Trump and Evangelicals Gets it Mostly Right
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election (and since) many tried to answer the question,…
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The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll
Over the past six decades, rock ‘n’ roll music has played a central role in…
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A Locked and Loaded Covenant: The Religious Roots of America’s Gun Culture
Garry Wills was being only slightly ironic when he wrote (in the wake of the…
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The Critical Role of Jews in Defining Modernity
What inspired you to write Modernity and the Jews in Western Social Thought? I was…
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Making College Great Again: Evangelical Outsiders in the Age of Trump
Are they or aren’t they? As pundits have noticed, younger white evangelicals show signs that…
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Buddhism And Politics in Myanmar: An Author Interview
What inspired you to write Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar? My interest in the…
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Anxiety About Homosexuality and Apocalyptic Worldview is An Old Marriage: 10 Questions for the Author of Visions of Sodom: Religion, Homoerotic Desire, and the End of the World in England
What inspired you to write Visions of Sodom: Religion, Homoerotic Desire, and the End of the…
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How the Abortion Debate Turned the Christian Right On To Liberal Arguments… and Birthed the Religious Freedom Industry
Historically, the Christian Right has not been recognized for its celebration of liberal values. On…
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