A New Book Traces the Influence of Racism and Imperialism on White Christian Feminism
As a scholar of American evangelicalism, I often spend my time writing and teaching about…
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Originalism Needn’t Always Result in Abortion Bans — Just Ask al-Qaʿida?
When it comes to Roe v. Wade, some pro-choice voices have a jihadism problem. Posting…
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Sharbat Gula’s Experience Exemplifies the ‘White Savior’ Lens Through Which Most Americans View Afghanistan
On August 29, 2021, in an emblematic end to America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, the…
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‘We Remember a United States That Fought the Nazis’: A German Scholar of Fascism Weighs in on Christian Nationalism in the U.S.
“January 6 helped argue the case for fascist tendencies in Christian Nationalism,” Annika Brockschmidt tells…
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The Biggest Lesson Learned From the US War in Afghanistan is How Little We’ve Learned
Twenty years ago, in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks, President George W….
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Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban: It Only Excuses the Very Christian, Very White Roots of Anti-Choice Movements
Like many other women living in Texas, news of the Supreme Court’s refusal to block…
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Goodbye ‘Roe,’ Hello Violence and an Out-of-Control Judiciary
The Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to healthcare, and effectively overturned Roe v Wade,…
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The ‘Fake Christian’ Deflection and Contrarian Concern Trolling: How Not to Write about Evangelical Authoritarianism
Over the last couple of weeks, America’s conservative, mostly white evangelicals have once again generated…
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Will the Taliban Actually Remain Somewhat Moderate This Time?
Some ten days after the fall of Kabul it’s still not clear how the Taliban…
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Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together
Last week, Representative Ilhan Omar asked Secretary of State Tony Blinken a straightforward question. It…
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