Rising to Heaven in a Secular Rapture: Trump’s Golden Promises
An interview with sociologist Arlie Hochschild on her years in Tea Party territory.
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When Rabbis Seized Control of the Synagogue: The Role of Authority in American Judaism
In this RD10Q, historian Zev Eleff uncovers the little-known story of how American Jews became a clergy-led community.
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Before Breitbart: How Right Wing Media Transformed American Politics
It didn’t all start with Glenn Beck.
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The Audacity of Melancholy: Race, Tragedy, and the Anguish of Progress
In this RD10Q, Joseph Winters explores a new interpretation of hope that makes space for black melancholy and vulnerability.
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Indie Catholicism is Real: Married Clergy, LGBT Ordination, and Sacramental Justice for All
In this RD10Q, Julie Byrne follows the emerging movement of independent Catholics and the justice they inspire.
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Jesus, Gentrification, and the Hypocrisy of “Diversity”: An Interview with D.L. Mayfield
An interview with the author of “Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith”
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Bipolar Faith, an Autobiography of Race and Mental Illness
A womanist theologian explores the underexamined intersection of faith, race and mental health.
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Jesus for Atheists (and Agnostics, and Nones, and Everyone Else)
“There is absolutely nothing to stop us ‘seculars’ from following Jesus.”
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New History Finally Recognizes Afro-Creole Spiritualists
To the Afro-Creole Spiritualists of New Orleans, spirits were important, raced bodies were not.
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From Organized Religion to Organizing Religion: Brian D. McLaren Wants Christians to Be Better
In his new book, Brian McLaren argues that it’s not possible to break open a socially regressive Christianity without confronting the bad theology that places a vindictive God at the center of the universe.
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