Bioethics
Essay
Dobbs and Fetal Personhood
The uncertain status of unborn life in Dobbs offers an opportunity to Americans who will now be forced to discuss the morality and law of abortion on the state level.
By M. Cathleen Kaveny
Essay
The Women Left Behind by the Pro-Life Movement
Could it be that in their quest to validate the personhood of an unborn child, the pro-life movement has diminished the personhood of a woman?
By Beth Allison Barr
Excerpt
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 Zubovich
Essay
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 McCrary
Essay
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. Shapiro
Essay
The Rise and Fall of Evangelical Influencers
Social media has changed the way that evangelical women live out their faith.
By Katie Gaddini
Essay
What Do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene Have in Common?
Religious motivation and political opportunism can create strange bedfellows.
By Joseph Stuart
Essay
The Dueling Abortion Sanctuaries of California and Texas
A new form of sanctuary is taking shape in California. In December 2021, after a Texas law severely curbed abortion rights and Roe v. Wade …
By Michael Woolf
Interview
The Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church
Michael J. O’Loughlin talks about his new book, “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.”
By Eric C. Miller
Report
How Pat Robertson Changed Television and American Politics
Examining the television host’s legacy as he retires from “The 700 Club”
By Miguel Petrosky