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Russia and the Crimean Tatars: The Burdens and Challenges of History
The Russian annexation of Crimea has raised a host of important questions about the fate of the diverse populations on the peninsula. Will Ukrainian-speakers be …
By Eric Lohr
Report
Moral Mondays Return to Raleigh
The Reverend William J. Barber, II, is only 50, but he walks with a limp and a cane, and he perpetually leans forward, as if …
By Michael Schulson
Essay
Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty: Another Chapter in the Story
On April 28, 2014, the United Church of Christ—joined by clergy from Lutheran, Baptist, Unitarian Universalist, and Jewish congregations—and six same-sex couples filed a lawsuit …
By Kent L. Brintnall
Report
A Short History of Christian Matchmaking
In 1904, The New York Times picked up an unusual story from Omaha. A wealthy Nebraska rancher named James Snell had requested the help of …
By Paul Putz
Interview
Obama and the Paradoxes of Progressive Christianity: An Interview with James Kloppenberg
On March 27-29, scholars gathered in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Danforth Center on Religion & Politics for the conference “Beyond the Culture Wars: Recasting …
By Tiffany Stanley
Excerpt
Mission at Nuremberg: An Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
Wilhelm Keitel had been general field marshal, second only to Adolf Hitler in Germany’s military hierarchy. Now, on a cold, rainy October morning, at 1:00 …
By Tim Townsend
Essay
What the Show Cosmos Gets Wrong about Religion—and Science
In its third episode, titled “When Knowledge Conquered Fear,” the new Cosmos reboot, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, tells the story of the discovery …
By Elizabeth Yale
Review
Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Juliane Hammer reviews Denise A. Spellberg’s new book, Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders.
By Juliane Hammer
Interview
The Establishment Clause: An Interview with Judge Guido Calabresi
On February 27, Judge Guido Calabresi visited Washington University in St. Louis to deliver the lecture, “What about the Establishment Clause?” The program was a …
By Marie Griffith
Essay
Contraception v. Religious Freedom: Hobby Lobby Heads to the Supreme Court
On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two religious exemption cases, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialty Store …
By Tracy Fessenden