Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’
Might as well say it up front: I am one of many progressive Christians who…
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‘The Quiet Damage’ Details the Heartbreaking Effect of QAnon on Five American Families — But Critical Questions Linger
The outlines of QAnon conspiracy theories are by now familiar to many. The battle of…
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‘Leaving is Never So Simple as Stepping Over a Line’ — A Conversation with the Author of ‘Rift,’ a New Memoir on Christian Patriarchy
Cait West’s insights could not be more urgent. At a time when conservative lawmakers and…
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In ‘The Evangelical Mission to Spread The Gospel to Muslims’ a Journalist Tells a Global Story About Evangelical Missionaries and the Spread of Right-Wing Ideology
In her just-released book Soul By Soul: The Evangelical Mission to Spread The Gospel to…
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A New Book Traces the Influence of Racism and Imperialism on White Christian Feminism
As a scholar of American evangelicalism, I often spend my time writing and teaching about…
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Latest Book on Evangelical ‘Extremism’ Reflects Pervasive Tendency to Beat Up on Judaism to Save Jesus
Perhaps you’re in the crowd that’s baffled by the behavior of American evangelicals. How could…
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Police Violence is Baked in: Academy Training Encourages Racial Profiling and Emphasizes the Use of Violence
Almost four years have passed since George Floyd was killed outside of a convenience store…
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‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy’ Explains How We Got Here — And What Comes Next
“As far as I’m concerned, I’m done with this,” investigative reporter David Neiwert told us,…
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Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch
Cloying sentimentality, saccharine pablum, ridiculous camp and embarrassing kitsch—in the contemporary moment the word “angel”…
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What Happens When We Use Horror Movies to Interpret the Real World? 10 Questions for the Authors of ‘The Exorcist Effect’
What inspired you to write The Exorcist Effect? Over twenty years ago, Michael Cuneo wrote…
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