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Christian Ethicist Says to Trust Women on Abortion
A review of Rebecca Todd Peters’ new book, “Trust Women: A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice.”
By Stephanie Russell-KraftEssay
The Mormon Church Grapples with its Global Identity and its Legacy on Race
This famously American faith makes an unprecedented effort to “reach out to the whole world.”
By Max Perry MuellerEssay
What Malcolm X Taught Me About Muslim America
The racialization of Islam has obscured both the diversity of Muslim America, and the tensions that accompany that diversity.
By Yasmine Flodin-AliReport
In Jerusalem, a New Embassy Highlights Old Divisions
As violence roiled Gaza 40 miles away, the embassy inauguration seemed like nothing so much as a show—a piece of elaborate political theater.
By Michael SchulsonReview
What’s so American about Christian Zionism?
A review of Samuel Goldman’s new book, “God’s Country: Christian Zionism in America.”
By Dan HummelEssay
Misremembering 1968
Fifty years later, the legacies of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy still loom large.
By Robert Greene IIInterview
How Do Evangelical Colleges Keep the Faith?
Adam Laats discusses his new book, “Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education.”
By Eric C. MillerReview
The Persistent Christian Essence of “A Wrinkle in Time”
With or without the book’s biblical quotations, the story’s theology is embedded in the plot.
By Donald HettingaEssay
New Documents Reveal How the FBI Deployed a Televangelist to Discredit Martin Luther King
Elder Michaux, a popular black evangelist, aided the bureau’s campaign to destroy King’s reputation.
By Lerone A. MartinReport
Among the Ruins of a Polygamous Sect, Short Creek Residents Rebuild Their Town
Exiles return in the wake of FLDS Prophet Warren Jeffs’ imprisonment.
By Barak Wright