Essay
A Community Space Emerges in the Shadow of a Confederate Monument
By Mark ValeriInterview
Trump’s Unholy Alliances: An Interview with Sarah Posner
By Eric C. MillerEssay
A Pastor’s Take: Repairing Democracy for Black Lives
By Andrew WilkesEssay
The Coming “Religion Recession”
By David Gibson
Essay
The Dangerous Power of the Photo Op
American photojournalism has always been entangled with race and religion.
By Rachel McBride Lindsey
Report
Before Trump, College Students Were Growing Fonder of Conservatives
Undergraduates’ appreciation for political conservatives plummeted during Trump’s first term.
By Matthew Mayhew, Kevin Singer, Alyssa Rockenbach, and Laura Dahl
Interview
The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy
Kristin Kobes Du Mez discusses her new book, “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.”
By Eric C. Miller
Interview
Lessons from James Baldwin: An Interview with Eddie Glaude
Glaude discusses his new book, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.”
By Marie Griffith
Essay
Why Some Vaccine Skeptics Are Fighting Covid-19 Restrictions
Their religious and political opposition may shape the outcome of public safety measures.
By Kira Ganga KiefferLinks on R&P from around the web
More And More Americans Aren’t Religious. Why Are Democrats Ignoring These Voters?
from FiveThirtyEightProminent Southern Baptists Are Dropping “Southern” Name Amid Racial Unrest
from The Washington PostLiberty Announces Investigation into Falwell’s Tenure
from The Associated PressBusiness Partner of Falwells Says Affair with Evangelical Power Couple Spanned Seven Years
from ReutersQAnon: The Alternative Religion That’s Coming to Your Church
from Religion News ServiceJoe Biden’s Catholic Faith on Display at Democratic Convention’s Final Night
from America MagazineKamala Harris Is More Than Her Gender and Race. She Is Also the Future of American Religion.
from Religion News Service“Christianity Will Have Power”
from The New York Times
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