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The Book of Mormon Gets the Literary Treatment
At long last, the American Scripture is becoming literature.
By Grant Shreve
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How an Orthodox Rabbi Became an Unlikely Ally of the Christian Right
Shlomo Riskin is one of the most influential rabbis of his generation. In the last decade, he has quietly developed another project: outreach to Christians, and especially to conservative American evangelicals.
By Michael Schulson
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Apocalypse Later: Millennial Evangelicals, Israel-Palestine, and the Kingdom of God
White evangelical Christians voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in the recent presidential election, reaffirming the apparently unbreakable bond that has united conservative Christians and the …
By Nick Shindo Street
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In the Age of Trump, Muslim Voters Mobilize
Equipped with burner phones and laptops, the volunteers took their seats. A dozen voices echoed around the Muslim community space in Alexandria, Virginia, as they …
By Tiffany Stanley
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The Conflicted Catholicism of Tim Kaine
On a recent conference call with the voter outreach group Catholics for Hillary, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine trotted out his faith credentials. He spoke …
By Megan Sweas
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Aboard Noah’s Ark, in a Kentucky Corn Field
Noah’s Ark has a great kitchen. Above the butcher block countertops, gleaming knives and a pizza peel adorn the wall. Garlic cloves hang from a …
By Tim Townsend
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The Moral Tribalism of Contemporary Politics
My friends are a model of religious pluralism. Put them all in a room, and they’d look like the Parliament of World Religions—Buddhist, Muslim, Catholic, …
By Michael Schulson
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The Persecution of China’s Muslim Uyghurs
It was broad daylight in a busy part of Beijing when a local doctor—a friend of mine—rear-ended the car in front of hers. Though it …
By Matt Moir
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The Dangerous Faith of a Notorious Drug Lord
Nothing and no one will make me change: not even the lies or the rumors that are said against me. I have decided to …
By Alfredo Garcia
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The Moral Vision of Bernie Sanders
Last September, Bernie Sanders arrived at Liberty University, in Virginia, to give a major speech about religion, faith, and the moral bankruptcy of the American …
By Michael Schulson