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American Democracy Nearly Failed in its Early Decades. It’s Important to Remember Why.

For many in early America, including Mormons, “the voice” of the people was often more terrifying than it was reassuring.

By Benjamin E. Park

The Religious Activism Behind U.S. Refugee Policy

Advocacy for (or against) particular refugee groups tends to follow sectarian and political allegiances.

By Lauren Turek

Public schools have long provoked conflicts about character and values.

By Leslie Ribovich and Charles McCrary

COVID-19 has created both a boon and a problem for religious conservatives at the Supreme Court.

By Jenna Reinbold

The two nations are becoming more similar, even as they drift apart.

By Eli Gottlieb

All Catholics lose when church leaders become political, not moral, actors.

By John T. McGreevy

The former Southern Baptist official helped create the dynamics that led to his resignation.

By Brian Kaylor

We have to understand the multiple historical roots of violence against Asian American women.

By Helen Jin Kim

James Dobson and the harmful history of Christian marriage counseling

By Audrey Clare Farley

The Utah politician carries on the legacy of a radical Mormon past.

By Benjamin E. Park