Elections
Report
American Muslim Politicians: A New Generation on the Campaign Trail
There’s a nationwide wave of Muslim politicians running for office this election cycle.
By Monique ParsonsThe States Project
Missouri: An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State
An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State.
By Rachel McBride LindseyEssay
Brett Kavanaugh, Christian Conservatives, and the Art of the Deal
Christian conservatives made a deal with Donald Trump. And now, with Kavanaugh set to replace Kennedy, they are about to receive their reward.
By Daniel BennettReport
How These Muslim Women Became NYC Civic Leaders
A new report measures Muslim contributions to New York City.
By Elisabeth BeckerEssay
The Politics of Religious Freedom Under the Trump Administration
Democrats and Republicans have different conceptions of what religious freedom means and what it demands.
By Jacob LupferReport
A Kind of Homelessness: Evangelicals of Color in the Trump Era
“A lot of folks are saying that ‘If this is what evangelical means, then I’m not that.’ So we are becoming spiritually homeless.”
By Melani McAlisterReview
The Social Gospel Roots of the American Religious Left
A review of Gary Dorrien’s new book, “Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social Gospel”
By Vaneesa CookEssay
Southern Baptists, Gender Hierarchy, and the Road to Trump
Many Southern Baptists in the 1970s supported abortion rights and gender equality. What happened?
By Marie GriffithEssay
Evangelicals and Pentecostals Must Do More to Help Immigrants
They have become unmoored from any deep theological tradition regarding immigration. They need to develop a systematic response to state injustices.
By Arlene Sanchez-Walsh and Lloyd BarbaReport
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 Schulson