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Amanda Gorman’s “City on a Hill”
The poet revives American exceptionalism for a new era.
By Nichole Renée PhillipsReport
The Eagle Scout and the President: What a Utah Politician Tells Us about LDS Ambivalence to Trump
Republican candidate Spencer Cox epitomizes Mormon masculinity.
By Tamarra KemsleyReview
To Be Straight, Thin, and “Healthy”
Seeking the Straight and Narrow: Weight Loss and Sexual Reorientation in Evangelical AmericaBy Lynne GerberUniversity of Chicago Press, 2011 Last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed …
By Amy FrykholmEssay
Why Mormon Men Love “Church Ball” and Are Scared of Homosexuality
Mormon men play a lot of basketball. Every Saturday morning across the country, Mormon men gather for a strange liturgy of “Church Ball” in the …
By Kristine HaglundInterview
The Lost Art of Political Compromise: An Interview with Al Simpson
Alan K. Simpson is one of America’s favorite political pugilists. A lawyer, legislator, and devout Episcopalian, during his four decades in national politics, Simpson has learned …
By Max Perry MuellerInterview
See Me Naked: An Interview with Amy Frykholm
See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile in American ChristianityBy Amy FrykholmBeacon Press, 2011 In her latest book, See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile …
By Amy BenjaminEssay
American Sisters Haven’t Strayed. The Vatican Has.
In April, the Vatican censured the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCRW), a body that represents more than 80 percent of American sisters. After a …
By Amy KoehlingerReview
What Psychology Teaches Us About Moral and Political Divides
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and ReligionBy Jonathan HaidtPantheon, 2012 Right after John Kerry’s devastating loss to George W. Bush …
By Jesse Singal