Report
American Muslim Politicians: A New Generation on the Campaign Trail
By Monique ParsonsEssay
The Politicization of the Catholic Clergy Abuse Crisis
By John GehringReview
Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again
By Gene ZubovichReport
A Kind of Homelessness: Evangelicals of Color in the Trump Era
By Melani McAlister
Essay
Football and the Political Act of Prayer
In football, prayer is—and has always been—political.
By Paul Putz
Essay
What the Brett Kavanaugh Protests Revealed about Mormonism and Women
We have a difficult time incorporating theologically conservative women into political narratives.
By Kristine Wright
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
Brett Kavanaugh, Christian Conservatives, and the Art of the Deal
Christian conservatives made a deal with Donald Trump. And now, with Kavanaugh set to replace Kennedy, they are about to receive their reward.
By Daniel BennettLinks on R&P from around the web
Fastest Growing Religion is “None”
from The Star TribuneVatican Asks U.S. Bishops Not to Vote on Their Proposals to Tackle Sexual Abuse
from The Washington PostBrownback Addresses Religious Freedom on Law’s 20th Anniversary
from Religion News ServiceLutheran School in Thousand Oaks Learns How to Grieve After Losing One of its Own
from Religion News ServiceHow a Group of Arab American Women Powered One of Tuesday’s Biggest Upsets
from Mother Jones“We Are Armed Now”: In Kentucky, Shootings Leave a Black Church and the White Community Around it Shaken
from The Washington PostAs Christians Split Over Trump, Minority Faiths Make Their Mark
from Religion News ServiceTrump’s Evangelical Allies Really Didn’t Like Jeff Sessions
from The Atlantic
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