Civil Liberties

A Text That Preaches: The Late James Cone’s Final Book Arrives

The black liberation theologian’s autobiography, “Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody,” was published posthumously.

By Yolanda Pierce

There’s a nationwide wave of Muslim politicians running for office this election cycle.

By Monique Parsons

Barger discusses her new book, “The World Come of Age
An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology.”

By Eric C. Miller

An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State.

By Rachel McBride Lindsey

Christian conservatives made a deal with Donald Trump. And now, with Kavanaugh set to replace Kennedy, they are about to receive their reward.

By Daniel Bennett

In football, prayer is—and has always been—political.

By Paul Putz

A new report measures Muslim contributions to New York City.

By Elisabeth Becker

Democrats and Republicans have different conceptions of what religious freedom means and what it demands.

By Jacob Lupfer

“A lot of folks are saying that ‘If this is what evangelical means, then I’m not that.’ So we are becoming spiritually homeless.”

By Melani McAlister

A review of Gary Dorrien’s new book, “Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social Gospel”

By Vaneesa Cook