Religion Dispatches
When we hear religious conservatives using the language of “prayers” and “favor” as a disaster strikes, it’s important to recognize that this pious rhetoric conceals neoliberal politics that impede the work of government institutions of disaster management.
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Prior to Trump, no president has actually spoken at public right-wing events like CPAC and the Values Voter Summit, and he’s the first president to actively embrace the prosperity gospel.
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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…
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What inspired you to write PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical…
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Amid all the ruminations and critiques of the Nashville Statement, one aspect sticks out to…
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Twitter was outraged Monday. Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, housed in a former basketball arena,…
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Instead of houses and cars as evidence of faith, there is now an polished suggestion that you can have it all— the right body, a great spouse, and abundant opportunities—regardless of your socioeconomic status.
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On Monday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host took a break from…
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Pentecostalism, prosperity gospel, and a mining economy? Sounds like West Virginia, but here we’re talking about Zambia….
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At 400 pages, Chris Lehmann’s The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American…
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