Culture
Essay
Christians Love a Comeback Story. Too Often It’s Cheap Grace.
Despite increased pressure for disgraced public figures to leave the spotlight, it’s surprisingly easy to return to it—especially for Christian leaders.
By Katelyn Beaty
Essay
Religious Appropriation Depends on Whiteness Too
The author tackles some of the themes from her new book, “Stealing My Religion.”
By Liz Bucar
Interview
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. Miller
Essay
Conversion Isn’t a Ticket Out of White Supremacy
How white converts to Islam can reinforce anti-Muslim bias
By Anna Piela
Report
A Decade After the First Reason Rally, What Happened to America’s Atheist Revolution?
Avowed non-believers are becoming more common in politics.
By Aysha Khan
Report
Empowered by Magic: The Christians and “Nones” Exploring Witchcraft
Maybe the complications, the syncretism that is so threatening to all kinds of orthodoxies—evangelicalism and otherwise—is the point for modern witches.
By Cameron Dezen Hammon
Report
The Future of Religion in the Metaverse
Companies like Meta are interested in creating partnerships with faith communities to make sure that future communal innovations are taking place on their platform and for their profit.
By Chris Karnadi
Essay
The Faith-Based Politics of El Salvador’s Millennial President
Over the past three years of the Bukele presidency, the millennial autocrat has instrumentalized religion and devotional behavior to appeal to both local and diasporic Salvadorans to generate approval and bolster his legitimacy.
By Amy Fallas
Essay
The Religious and Anti-Chinese Roots of “Replacement” Theory
Anti-Chinese hate took vicious and violent forms. Religion was at the heart of it.
By Kathryn Gin Lum
Essay
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 Kaveny