Report
A Kind of Homelessness: Evangelicals of Color in the Trump Era
By Melani McAlisterEssay
Brett Kavanaugh, Christian Conservatives, and the Art of the Deal
By Daniel BennettThe States Project
Missouri: An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State
By Rachel McBride LindseyEssay
The Politicization of the Catholic Clergy Abuse Crisis
By John Gehring
Essay
Football and the Political Act of Prayer
In football, prayer is—and has always been—political.
By Paul Putz
Interview
The Radical Rise of Liberation Theology: An Interview with Lilian Calles Barger
Barger discusses her new book, “The World Come of Age
An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology.”
Essay
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 Barba
Essay
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 Lupfer
Essay
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 GriffithLinks on R&P from around the web
What Óscar Romero’s Canonization Says About Pope Francis
from The AtlanticThe Eastern Orthodox Churches May Split. It’s the Biggest Crisis for These Churches in Centuries.
from VoxDeep in the Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom
from NPRPope Francis Accepts Resignation of D.C. Archbishop Wuerl, Amid Criticism of the Cardinal’s Handling of Abuse Claims
from The Washington PostMatthew Shepard Will Be Interred at the Washington National Cathedral, 20 Years after His Death
from The New York TimesInspired by Nuns, Evangelicals Hop on the Bus
from Religion News ServicePolitics as the New Religion for Progressive Democrats
from The AtlanticMormon Leader: Nicknames for Faith Are “Victory for Satan”
from The Associated Press
Writers tell us stories about where they discovered religion and politics in their states.
Missouri
An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State.
By Rachel McBride LindseyOhio
An Atheist Finds (Some) Reasons to Believe in Her Old Church.
By Sarah StankorbLouisiana
A French Teacher Lives Among the Cajuns.
By Max Perry Mueller