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Can Scripture “Speak for Itself”? A Look Inside the Museum of the Bible
A biblical scholar visits Washington’s newest museum, which is backed by the evangelical family behind Hobby Lobby.
By Jill Hicks-Keeton
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The Role of Sports Ministries in the NFL Protests
A number of black athletes are fueling their activism with Christian faith.
By Paul Putz
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The Russian Orthodox Church: Putin Ally or Independent Force?
The image of the Russian Orthodox Church as the “handmaiden” of the state is a trope with a long history.
By Gregory L. Freeze
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Losing Our Civil Religion
Trump’s unbridled rhetorical rampage has stripped the presidency of its moral ambition and authority.
By John D. Carlson
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Masterpiece Cakeshop: Meet the Christian Legal Group Behind the High-Profile Court Case
Alliance Defending Freedom has become one of the most influential legal interest groups in the United States.
By Daniel Bennett
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How the State Department Has Sidelined Religion’s Role in Diplomacy
Gone are the days when the United States had the capacity to understand lived religion in almost any part of the world.
By Shaun Casey
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Charlottesville, Exodus, and the Politics of Nostalgia
We may never reach the Promised Land, but we will become a better nation by remaining on the journey.
By Rachel Wheeler
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How One Purist Tried to Save the Religious Right from the Republicans
Then, as now, the movement largely chose relevance, thinking it was better to be a power player accused of hypocrisy than to be uncompromised, but irrelevant.
By Daniel Silliman
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Breaking the Ten Commandments: A Short History of the Contentious American Monuments
Where once the biblical passages were an anchor of the nation’s identity, they have now become the stuff of controversy and even rupture.
By Jenna Weissman Joselit
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Why I Went Back to Church
I owe it to my daughter, my father, and Donald Trump.
By Max Perry Mueller