Evangelical Fiction Helped Shape a Culture of Faith — Along with Suspicion, Fear, and Resentment
Daniel Silliman’s new book, Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith,…
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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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Apocalypse Now and Then: How a Biblical Genre Shapes American Politics
In state legislatures across the country, Republicans are systematically making it more difficult to vote,…
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The ‘Health Freedom Movement’ Enters the Covid Era by Disseminating Medical Disinformation
“Are imperfect people welcome in the health freedom movement?” asks an email sitting presumptuously at the…
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Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
Here’s a quick quiz. Guess who wrote the following words: “Indeed I tremble for my…
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Alabama Yoga Debate Focusing on the Wrong Question
Alabama’s latest round debating yoga should come as no surprise. Earlier this week, the state’s…
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Are We Living in a Simulation? Bad Religion, Bad Media Combine in New Doc, ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’
Brother Laeo Mystwood looks at the camera, his body obscured by a 3D avatar. He…
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Q Shaman’s New Age-Radical Right Blend Hints at the Blurring of Seemingly Disparate Categories
By now we’ve all seen the pictures, saturating our social media landscapes with their grotesque…
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How ‘Positivity’ Can Lead to Conspiratorial Thinking
Positivity and positive thinking are very often held as inherently good qualities to embody. If you…
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‘Enchanted New York’ Offers a Journey Through the City’s Magical History — With Some Mystifying Oversights
New York City has the reputation of a place with absolutely zero patience for BS….
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