The ‘Spiritual Warfare’ Worldview of Trump’s Conspiracy Doctor is Part of a Transnational Movement
Dr. Stella Immanuel received considerable attention after President Donald Trump retweeted a video where she…
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Netflix’s Carlton Pearson Biopic, “Come Sunday,” Reveals Christianity’s Struggle for its Soul
What’s the message, Bishop? That question, asked by the church’s closeted gay music director, Reggie…
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Complicating the Prosperity Gospel Story: A Microeconomics of Pentecostalism, International Edition
Pentecostalism, prosperity gospel, and a mining economy? Sounds like West Virginia, but here we’re talking about Zambia….
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Spiritual Mapping Evangelicals Battle Vodou in Haiti
Reza Aslan is the host of the new spiritual adventure series Believer, which tackles the…
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Pentecostal Prayer Gangs: New Film Documents Religion in a Brazilian Prison
People make a lot of assumptions about prisoners’ faith that just aren’t accurate.
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Like Azusa Street Baptized into Bureaucracy: Mexico’s Flourishing LLDM Church Loses its Apostle
Last Sunday evening, December 7, a plump pastor named Lee Minemann interrupted services in the…
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Just What Kind of Revolution is Francis Calling For?
Francis is attempting to bridge two pastoral approaches, evangelization and a preferential option for the poor, that have been at odds with each other in the Global South. But will he accomplish either?
Read MoreDominion Theology, Christian Reconstructionism, and the New Apostolic Reformation
How cross-pollination helped build the religious right.
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Gay Black Church: An Interview with Bishop Yvette Flunder
African-American people were taught Christianity in the context of oppression. When people are disempowered, they are often empowered at someone else’s expense, whether it’s women or children or gay people. How do we get through that?
Read MoreWho (or What) are Sarah Palin’s Prayer Warriors?
The perils of reporting on the faith of Sarah Barracuda.
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