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Articles by Eric C. Miller
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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.”
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What Does It Mean to Be Christian in America?
Matthew Bowman talks about his new book, “Christian: The Politics of a Word in America.”
By Eric C. Miller
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How Do Evangelical Colleges Keep the Faith?
Adam Laats discusses his new book, “Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education.”
By Eric C. Miller
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How Protestants Made the Modern World
The faith spread across the globe and shaped democracy as we know it.
By Eric C. Miller
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India in the American Imagination: An Interview with Michael J. Altman
The subcontinent stood for more than two centuries as a screen onto which white Western Protestants projected their fantasies.
By Eric C. Miller
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The Pursuit of a Meaningful Life: An Interview with Emily Esfahani Smith
Instead of spending our lives chasing happiness, we should get to work creating meaning.
By Eric C. Miller
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When Being Pro-Life Did Not Mean Being Conservative
For those who have come of age in the so-called millennial generation, the alliance between conservative Republicanism and “pro-life” activism is accepted without question. Indeed, …
By Eric C. Miller
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The Political Legacy of Progressive Evangelicals
For all the media attention paid to the Religious Right, much less energy has been spent looking into its counterpart, the Religious Left. And yet, …
By Eric C. Miller
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The Fate of American Religious Freedom: An Interview with Legal Scholar Steven D. Smith
In the wake of important judicial rulings on culture war issues such as same-sex marriage and contraception, “religious freedom” has emerged as one of the …
By Eric C. Miller