Bioethics
Report
“We Will Fight You for It”: Can Womenpriests Save the Catholic Church?
“This is our church, the church of the people. And we will fight you for it.”
By Fran QuigleyInterview
The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation
Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon talk about their new book on the Museum of the Bible, “Does Scripture Speak for Itself?”
By Kenneth E. FrantzReview
The Mundane History of White Christian Nationalism
A review of Bradley Onishi’s new book, “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next.”
By Neil J. YoungInterview
Telling the Story of a Global Catholic Faith: An Interview with John McGreevy
John McGreevy discusses his new book, “Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis.”
By Marie GriffithInterview
A Climate Activist Reconsiders History: An Interview with Bill McKibben
The author and activist is inviting older Americans to join the movement against climate change.
By Eric C. MillerEssay
Dobbs and Fetal Personhood
The uncertain status of unborn life in Dobbs offers an opportunity to Americans who will now be forced to discuss the morality and law of abortion on the state level.
By M. Cathleen KavenyEssay
The Women Left Behind by the Pro-Life Movement
Could it be that in their quest to validate the personhood of an unborn child, the pro-life movement has diminished the personhood of a woman?
By Beth Allison BarrExcerpt
Liberal Protestants and the Polarization of the U.S.
An excerpt from the new book, “Before the Religious Right: Liberal Protestants, Human Rights, and the Polarization of the United States.”
By Gene ZubovichEssay
The Supreme Court and the Strange Politics of the “Sincere Believer”
A recent case of a death-row inmate raises a host of issues, from the theological to the procedural.
By Charles McCraryEssay
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
The exhibit displays objects that speak to the integration of religion and science, not their conflict.
By Adam R. Shapiro