Latest Diatribe on Francis and Latin Mass in the Times Launders the History — and Troubling Elements — of the ‘Tradition’
Church councils are never simple things, neither when they’re happening nor in their aftermath. Although…
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Is Abortion No Longer Significant for Evangelicals — or Has it Just Become Like Water?
In 2018, I published an article here on Religion Dispatches about how abortion is a…
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Douthat’s Criticism of Pope’s Restriction of Latin Mass Is Fascinating; It’s Also Ahistorical and Has Been Used Before
In a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, fellow Catholic Ross Douthat criticized…
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What’s Missing From Popular Discussions of Today’s Christian Nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set…
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Is Being Trans a Religion? Why the Christian Right Wants You to Think So
Have you noticed how common it is for right-wingers to describe things they oppose in…
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What a Spooky Summer Trend Says About Enchantment in the Late Modern U.S.
Still looking for a fun and exciting summer activity? Have you thought about ghost hunting?…
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We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
As the Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection is now investigating the terrorist attack…
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As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
This week, you’re likely to encounter a lot of commentary on PRRI and Interfaith Youth…
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The January 6 Select Committee Cannot Ignore This Christian Movement
Yesterday, for the first time, we heard about Christian Nationalism in a government conversation about…
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Gen Z’s Religious Affiliation Stats Are Confusing … But Only When Viewed From a Christian-Centric Perspective
Recently, Atlantic writer Derek Thompson tweeted an image of two graphs of religious survey data….
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