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Evangelical Women Revisit Feminism and Faith
The evangelical feminists I met were clear that their feminism evolved from their Christian faith.
By Katie GaddiniEssay
Burka Enforcement and Burka Bans: Where Extremist Policies Meet
Enforcing and banning women’s choices about what they wear flow from the same root idea: paternalism towards women.
By Anna PielaEssay
American Christians “Backing the Blue”: On Faith and Policing
From the inception of the modern policing profession, supportive Christian efforts have proven to be a powerful resource.
By Aaron GriffithReview
Violence in Mormon Ways: A Review of “Under the Banner of Heaven”
It is worth exploring Krakauer’s and Black’s theory that it was Mormonism that killed Brenda and Erica.
By Taylor G. PetreyInterview
Coexistence After The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Mark Oppenheimer discusses his new book, “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood.”
By Marie GriffithInterview
The Decline of Church-State Separation
Legal scholar Steven K. Green discusses the history of the principle and its uncertain future.
By Eric C. MillerExcerpt
Liberal Protestants and the Polarization of the U.S.
An excerpt from the new book, “Before the Religious Right: Liberal Protestants, Human Rights, and the Polarization of the United States.”
By Gene ZubovichEssay
The Supreme Court and the Strange Politics of the “Sincere Believer”
A recent case of a death-row inmate raises a host of issues, from the theological to the procedural.
By Charles McCraryEssay
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
The exhibit displays objects that speak to the integration of religion and science, not their conflict.
By Adam R. ShapiroEssay
The Constitutional Roots of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Public Faith
“My life,” she said, “has been blessed beyond measure, and I do know that one can only come this far by faith.”
By Justin Collings and Hal Boyd