Elections
Editor’s Note
The Morality Tale of Health Care Reform
Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the resistance to the GOP’s repeal and replace bills.
By Marie Griffith
Review
“Evangelical” Is Not a Political Term
Yet the temptation for those writing about evangelicals today is to allow the political part—like the fact that 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump—to stand in for the whole.
By Neil J. Young
Essay
Why I Went Back to Church
I owe it to my daughter, my father, and Donald Trump.
By Max Perry Mueller
Report
Where Do Pro-Life Feminists Belong?
Feminism has long been synonymous with abortion rights. But what about pro-life women who identify as feminists? Should they use the label? And are they welcome in the Democratic Party?
By Ellen Duffer
Interview
Healing a House Divided: An Interview with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
The Episcopal leader urges the nation to move beyond polarization.
By Marie Griffith
Essay
Reinhold Niebuhr, Washington’s Favorite Theologian
He has experienced something of a renaissance since 9/11.
By Gene Zubovich
Essay
The Theology of Stephen K. Bannon
His religious ideology combines aspects of Christianity with far-right nationalism, Islamophobia, and pseudo-historical narratives.
By Hugh Urban
Review
The Bioethics of Neil Gorsuch
Gorsuch’s book, “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,” is a resounding rebuke of the legalization of aid in dying.
By Ann Neumann
Interview
The Pursuit of a Meaningful Life: An Interview with Emily Esfahani Smith
Instead of spending our lives chasing happiness, we should get to work creating meaning.
By Eric C. Miller
Review
The Clash Between Religious Freedom and Equality Law
It’s easy, in the current American political climate, to see religious freedom and LGBT rights as two opposing values, permanently in conflict with each other.
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft