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Report
How Myanmar’s Kachin Baptists Keep the Faith Far From the Homeland
After escaping persecution in Myanmar, Kachin Americans consider new questions about their ethnic heritage and Christian faith.
By Shira Telushkin
Interview
Beating Guns into Garden Tools: An Interview with Christian Activist Shane Claiborne
The author discusses his new book, “Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence.”
By Eric C. Miller
Excerpt
How Prominent Women Built and Sustained the Religious Right
An excerpt from Emily Suzanne Johnson’s new book, “This Is Our Message: Women’s Leadership in the New Christian Right.”
By Emily Johnson
Report
The Rise of #Exvangelical
The online movement of former evangelicals offers resources for both support and activism.
By Bradley Onishi
Interview
The American Church’s Complicity in Racism: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
Tisby discusses his new book, “The Color of Compromise.”
By Eric C. Miller
Report
Is Schism Inevitable for the United Methodist Church?
The denomination appears more divided than ever on LGBT rights.
By Shannon Craig Straw
Editor’s Note
A Lethal Hatred Spreads, and the Fight to End It Never Stops
We at R&P stand with Muslims across the nation and the world.
By Marie Griffith
Interview
Religion and Polarized Politics: An Interview with Melissa Rogers and Peter Wehner
The two former White House officials sat down for a timely conversation.
By Joshua Leopold
Review
The Private Faith of Black Public Figures, from Ethel Waters to Muhammad Ali
A review of Randal Maurice Jelks’ new book, “Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans:
Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali.”
Essay
The Womanist Theology of Katie Geneva Cannon Lives On
The scholar, who died last year, broke new ground in lifting up the perspectives of Black women.
By Angela D. Sims