The Missing Element in the Conversation on Christian Nationalism and Freedom: Whiteness
A new report released Wednesday by a trio of groups, both Christian and secular, on…
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Vainglory Days: A Foremost Expert on Religious Violence Offers Clues to How QAnon Might End
QAnon won’t last forever. Sooner or later, even if the failure of their prophecies doesn’t…
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A New Book By Esteemed Sociologist Robert Wuthnow Struggles to Show ‘Why Religion is Good for American Democracy’
At a time when Christian Nationalism is finally being recognized as a threat to democracy,…
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America’s ‘Jesus Problem’ is Making Progressive Christians Complicit in Christian Supremacy
As we reflect on the implications of the Trump years there have been several books…
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The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to…
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‘Bad Faith’ Reveals This isn’t First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right
The Religious Right is experiencing another, devastating Covid surge, especially in Southern states with Republican…
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A New Book Argues That This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture
At a small group Bible study in suburban Colorado Springs, circa 2008, a group of…
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After Michael Jerryson (1974-2021) Nobody Will Ever Look at Buddhism the Same Way
It is perhaps not too much of an exaggeration to say that after Michael Jerryson…
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Critical Race Theory is Just the Latest Battle: ‘The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy’
Last month, the internal politics of the Southern Baptist Convention became national news after Ed…
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Largely Overshadowed by the Election, ‘Red Pill, Blue Pill’ Transcends Standard Explanations of Conspiracy Culture Which is ‘Killing Us All’
Mat Staver, cofounder of the right-wing legal activist group Liberty Counsel, seems to think that…
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