Archives: October 2012
Editor’s Note
What Can Jeremiah Wright and Joseph Smith Teach Us about the American Presidency?
Last Tuesday, Andrew Sullivan’s post at The Daily Beast highlighted what he believes to be the double standard the American media has applied to the racially charged … By Max Perry Mueller
Report
Black Churches Send “Souls to the Polls”
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – On Sunday afternoon, a local television reporter pushed her way through the crowd of voters toward Bishop Edward Robinson. She pleaded for … By Jeff Brumley
The States Project
Iowa: A Pastor’s Son Notes When Politics Came to the Pulpit
A Pastor’s Son Notes When Politics Came to the Pulpit.
By Randall Balmer
Report
The Nuns Not on the Bus
Last April, the Vatican issued an 8-page document addressed to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the major association of American nuns. The “doctrinal assessment” … By Mark Oppenheimer
Essay
Post-Racial America? The Tangle of Race, Religion, and Citizenship
The election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States brought questions about race in America to the forefront of political and social … By Judith Weisenfeld
Interview
Training the Next Generation of Interfaith Leaders: An Interview with Eboo Patel
Even over the phone, Eboo Patel projects a youthful energy. This may come from his many hours spent talking to college students at universities around … By Kip Richardson
The States Project
Mississippi: A Historian Challenges H.L. Mencken
A Historian Challenges H.L. Mencken.
By Alison Collis Greene
Review
To Be Straight, Thin, and “Healthy”
Seeking the Straight and Narrow: Weight Loss and Sexual Reorientation in Evangelical AmericaBy Lynne GerberUniversity of Chicago Press, 2011 Last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed … By Amy Frykholm
Report
Can Obama Win the Latino Protestant Vote?
After John Kerry’s loss to George W. Bush in 2004, I attended at a day-long seminar at the home of Arianna Huffington called “Rebranding the … By Gastón Espinosa