Science
Essay
My Evangelical Anxiety
The author’s new memoir explores how he reconciled his Christian upbringing with his need for treatment for his mental illness.
By Charles Marsh
Essay
Religious Nationalism Holds Sway as Virginia Revokes the Rights of Trans Students
Religious identities are being elevated above the gender identities of trans and nonbinary students.
By Jessica Johnson
Interview
How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular: An Interview with David Hollinger
For all of the influence wielded and attention received by American evangelicals today, one could be forgiven for concluding that evangelicalism and Christianity are synonymous …
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
The exhibit displays objects that speak to the integration of religion and science, not their conflict.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Essay
What Do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene Have in Common?
Religious motivation and political opportunism can create strange bedfellows.
By Joseph Stuart
Report
States of Disbelief: Non-Believers Wrestle with Life After Religion
In a secularizing America, nascent non-believers wrestle with life after religion, with science as a candle in the chaos.
By Elijah Hurwitz
Interview
The Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church
Michael J. O’Loughlin talks about his new book, “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.”
By Eric C. Miller
Report
Is Kosher Pork Still Impossible?
Why Impossible Food’s new vegan “pork” product was denied kosher status.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Report
Covid-19 Vaccines: Why Some Christians Decry Them as the “Mark of the Beast”
Covid-19 vaccines are only the latest in a long line of new technologies that have been considered a sign of the end times.
By Tiffany Firebaugh
Interview
Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe’s Faithful Quest to Heal a Divided World
The evangelical says, “I’m a climate scientist because I’m a Christian.”
By Eric C. Miller