Don’t Call Him Evangelical — How to Remember Jimmy Carter’s Faith, And How Not To
Jimmy Carter was an evangelical. A liberal evangelical. A liberal evangelical in the age before…
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Why Scholars Should Take Accounts of Supernatural Phenomena Seriously — And How it Might Save the Humanities
For a decade and a half, Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal has been advocating for the…
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Time Bandits: How Christianity Takes Your Time (and What It’s Doing with It)
Our new book, Religion Is Not Done With You, came out on Election Day—and what…
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Coverage of Tucker Carlson’s Demonic Assault Missed the Importance of the Man He Shared the Story With
“Physically mauled” is how Tucker Carlson refers to the alleged demonic assault he suffered in…
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Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and…
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Progressive Christian Election Response ‘Give us Barabbas’ May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
In the wake of the 2024 United States presidential election, “Give us Barabbas” emerged in…
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The ‘Jezebel Spirit’ Isn’t (Just) Bible-Based Misogyny, it’s a Literal Demon — So What Happens When They ‘Stop Tolerating’ It?
Most people, to the extent that they heard about it at all, probably interpreted the…
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A Match Made in Hell: Demons Have Become a Serious Force in US Politics — But We’ve Seen This Show Before
Since Donald Trump began campaigning, demons have been a small but growing part of political…
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The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point
In a recent front-page article, New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham explores a historic…
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Attacks on Tim Walz’s Lutheran Denomination are Undermined by Reality — I Mean, Is ELCA Even Exciting Enough for Controversy?
Almost as soon as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz…
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