Essay
The Dangerous Power of the Photo Op
By Rachel McBride LindseyEssay
The Coming “Religion Recession”
By David GibsonInterview
The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy
By Eric C. MillerEssay
Why Some Vaccine Skeptics Are Fighting Covid-19 Restrictions
By Kira Ganga Kieffer
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
Interview
NYC Medical Ethicist: It’s Time We Learned to Talk about Death
Dr. Lydia Dugdale is the author of the new book, “The Lost Art of Dying.”
By Katelyn Beaty
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
Report
Religious Leaders Work to Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Across the country, faith communities are adapting traditions and trying their best to maintain religious support.
By Sarah Ngu
Excerpt
Defend the Sacred: How Native Americans Protect Their Religious Freedom
Michael McNally revisits the Standing Rock protests in his latest book, “Defend the Sacred: Native American Religious Freedom beyond the First Amendment.”
By Michael D. McNallyLinks on R&P from around the web
Kamala 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 TimesJerry Falwell Jr. Takes Leave of Absence from Liberty
from Christianity Today“Never Trump” Republicans Team with Progressives to Convert the President’s Religious Base
from POLITICOTogether, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
from The New York TimesFrom 2 million to 1,000: Striking Photos Show Socially-Distanced Hajj
from CNNOn Moodiness and Righteous Rage
from The RevealerSupreme Court Upholds Exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Mandate
from Deseret News
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