Essay
The Sanctuary Movement, Then and Now
During the 1980s, the Sanctuary Movement offered protection to undocumented refugees fleeing Central American wars. Today we are once again witnessing people fleeing violence in Central America and the Middle East and elsewhere in the world.
By Judith McDanielEssay
The Complicated Legacy of Bishop Eddie Long
The evangelical world has lost a controversial megastar. For two decades, few megachurch pastors were as influential as Bishop Eddie Long.
By Jonathan L. WaltonEssay
Advancing God’s Kingdom: Calvinism, Calvin College, and Betsy DeVos
Much of the scrutiny of Betsy DeVos has seized on myths about Calvinism and the Christian Reformed Church—equating a religious background with a current stance about educational policy.
By Abram Van EngenEssay
There Has Never Been an America without Muslims
But the long history of Muslims in America has been overlooked, forgotten, and purposely dismissed in our current political climate.
By Amir HussainEssay
Donald Trump and Militant Evangelical Masculinity
Having replaced the Jesus of the gospels with an idol of machismo, it’s no wonder many have come to think of Trump himself as the nation’s savior.
By Kristin Du MezEssay
A Note of Discord? The Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Trump’s Inauguration
As Ronald Reagan looked on, a float bearing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir crawled down the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of the Gipper’s inauguration …
By Joseph StuartEssay
Christmas and Hanukkah, Together Again
It happens every year. Interfaith families face the “the December dilemma” over how they will handle Christmas and Hanukkah, which generally fall within the same …
By Samira MehtaEssay
Who Are You Calling an Anti-Semite? Jewish Debate in Trump’s America
In a Vanity Fair article about the “post-election freak-out” at Columbia Prep, the school Barron Trump will continue to attend after the inauguration, Emily Jane …
By Moshe KornfeldEssay
Tracking Hate: Islam and Race After the Presidential Election
Reports from civilian and non-profit organizations, as well as news media, suggest that hate crimes have spiked since the presidential election.
By Ilyse R. Morgenstein FuerstEssay
The Revival of the Old Religious Right
The obituary of the old-guard Religious Right has been written many times over. But then Donald Trump won, and overwhelming numbers of white Christians helped carry him to victory.
By Tiffany Stanley