When Muhammad Ali Met Billy Graham
How far we’ve come.
Read MoreRemapping American Christianities
This initiative aimed to take a fresh look at Christianity’s increasingly diverse expression in the United States. As the monochromatic paradigm of American Christianity fades, this initiative explored how people came together in new ways to express their beliefs, effect social justice, and find community in structures we may not yet recognize as “church.”
The Secret Life of Mormons: As Told by Prodigal Daughter, Novelist Judith Freeman
“Who do you think you are—to want to be a writer?” These are the words…
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Cafeteria Christianity in the Age of Social Media: What’s Old Is New Again
When people ask questions like “Why do we pick and choose our religious beliefs?” they…
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The New God-Fearers (FKA “The Nones”) and Where to Find Them
You can read about them in a steady stream of reports heralding the demise of 21st-century…
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Women Are Leaving Church, And the Reason Seems Clear
A new Pew Research Center analysis of General Social Survey data confirms a long-simmering trend…
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A Furious Sadness: Conversation with Christian Protester of Nazi-Saluting Trump Supporter
Every so often, a news story of the day opens up into something deeper, broader,…
Read MoreCan The Religious Left Be Effective Again? Longer Answer: Quizás
The other day, I suggested that if we want to understand the future of the…
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No, the Democratic Party Is (Still) Not the Party of God
In a recent piece over at Slate, Ruth Graham argues that the current state of the Republican Party…
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Pope Francis Has Painted Himself into a Corner on Women Deacons
Be careful what you wish for.
Read MoreCan the Religious Left be Effective Again? Short Answer: No
There is one enormous meta-issue where the religious left could play a very meaningful part in a broader coalition…
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