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  • Israel’s War on Gaza
    • War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
      War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
    • Flagship Biblical Studies Group Faces Bitter Divide Over Statements on Israel/Palestine
      Flagship Biblical Studies Group Faces Bitter Divide Over Statements on Israel/Palestine
    • Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
      Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
  • Racial Justice
    • War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
      War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
    • Flagship Biblical Studies Group Faces Bitter Divide Over Statements on Israel/Palestine
      Flagship Biblical Studies Group Faces Bitter Divide Over Statements on Israel/Palestine
    • Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
      Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
  • Politics/Law
    • The American Right Hasn’t Adopted Children’s Rights — They’ve Redefined and Weaponized Them
      The American Right Hasn’t Adopted Children’s Rights — They’ve Redefined and Weaponized Them
    • Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’
      Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’
    • War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
      War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • The American Right Hasn’t Adopted Children’s Rights — They’ve Redefined and Weaponized Them
      The American Right Hasn’t Adopted Children’s Rights — They’ve Redefined and Weaponized Them
    • Documenting the Struggle and Suicide of a Young Woman, ‘Dear Alana’ Podcast Raises Questions About Queer Identity and the Catholic Church
      Documenting the Struggle and Suicide of a Young Woman, ‘Dear Alana’ Podcast Raises Questions About Queer Identity and the Catholic Church
    • Mike Johnson’s Porn-Monitoring isn’t Just ‘Creepy’ — it’s a Window to the Fascist Desire Driving the White Evangelical Will to Power
      Mike Johnson’s Porn-Monitoring isn’t Just ‘Creepy’ — it’s a Window to the Fascist Desire Driving the White Evangelical Will to Power
  • Christian Nationalism
    • Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
      Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
    • With ‘Vermin’ Remark Trump Crosses Fully into Nazi Territory
      With ‘Vermin’ Remark Trump Crosses Fully into Nazi Territory
    • Mike Johnson’s Porn-Monitoring isn’t Just ‘Creepy’ — it’s a Window to the Fascist Desire Driving the White Evangelical Will to Power
      Mike Johnson’s Porn-Monitoring isn’t Just ‘Creepy’ — it’s a Window to the Fascist Desire Driving the White Evangelical Will to Power

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey teaches history at the University of Colorado. He is the author of Christianity and Race in the American South: A History, and other books.

Remapping American ChristianitiesJuly 6, 2016

From Kneel-Ins to the Condemnation of “Racial Sin”: The Meaning of the PCA’s “Overture on Pursuing Racial Reconciliation”

By Paul Harvey

Over the last 20 years, major American denominations, particularly those with southern origins (such as…

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesJune 30, 2016

Onward Christian Trump Soldiers

By Paul Harvey

In preparation for the coming July 4th festivities, Rep. Doug Lamborn, who represents Colorado Springs…

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJune 20, 2016

Baptist Resolutions Signal More Culture War

By Paul Harvey

Because of the outspoken opposition to Donald Trump by some of its leaders, and its…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesJune 6, 2016

When Muhammad Ali Met Billy Graham

By Paul Harvey

How far we’ve come.

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawMay 31, 2016

Trump Evokes MLK at Biker Vet Rally

By Paul Harvey

It was one of those moments last summer when it looked like the short-lived Trump…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesMay 16, 2016

Evangelicals Getting on the Trump Train

By Paul Harvey

In a short piece last week, I briefly discussed Trump’s social media war with Southern Baptist…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesMay 10, 2016

Trumpist Strain Among Evangelicals Predates Religious Right

By Paul Harvey

@drmoore Russell Moore is truly a terrible representative of Evangelicals and all of the good…

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Archive, Books, Christian Nationalism, Paul Harvey, Remapping American ChristianitiesApril 20, 2016

There’s No Business Like the Bible Business: 200 Years of the ABS

By Paul Harvey

“Institutions do not usually make for the most thrilling reading,” John Fea writes at the…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Books, Paul Harvey, RD Blog, StoriesFebruary 19, 2015

Is Religion to Blame for Violence? Karen Armstrong’s Flawed Case

By Paul Harvey

Just as I finished Karen Armstrong’s Fields of Blood, which is a very extended attack on…

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(A)theologies, Archive, StoriesJanuary 31, 2014

Forget About #HotJesus, Material Objects Speak Loudly in Son of God

By Paul Harvey

Material objects have long played a role in Jesus films, but in the latest retelling, adapted from a History Channel miniseries, coins and the temple itself play a crucial role.

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