Media
Review
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 CookInterview
The Salvation of Langston Hughes: A Conversation with Wallace Best
The religious dimensions of his work deserve exploration.
By Josef SorettEssay
The Christian Nationalism of Donald Trump
The Christian debate over globalism and nationalism is nothing new.
By Gene ZubovichEssay
Sexual Purity, #ChurchToo, and the Crisis of Male Evangelical Leadership
In this unprecedented cultural moment, evangelical women are speaking out.
By Sara MoslenerReview
Christian Ethicist Says to Trust Women on Abortion
A review of Rebecca Todd Peters’ new book, “Trust Women: A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice.”
By Stephanie Russell-KraftEssay
The Mormon Church Grapples with its Global Identity and its Legacy on Race
This famously American faith makes an unprecedented effort to “reach out to the whole world.”
By Max Perry MuellerEssay
What Malcolm X Taught Me About Muslim America
The racialization of Islam has obscured both the diversity of Muslim America, and the tensions that accompany that diversity.
By Yasmine Flodin-AliReport
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 SchulsonInterview
How Do Evangelical Colleges Keep the Faith?
Adam Laats discusses his new book, “Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education.”
By Eric C. MillerReview
The Persistent Christian Essence of “A Wrinkle in Time”
With or without the book’s biblical quotations, the story’s theology is embedded in the plot.
By Donald Hettinga