Civil Liberties | Religion & Politics

Hijacking History: Why What We Teach Matters

In her new book, Kathleen Wellman argues that the Christian Right has been working to revise American history in ideological fashion for decades.

By Eric C. Miller

In a secularizing America, nascent non-believers wrestle with life after religion, with science as a candle in the chaos.

By Elijah Hurwitz

Something has changed to make this message both widely popular and newly enraging.

By Shira Telushkin

Examining the television host’s legacy as he retires from “The 700 Club”

By Miguel Petrosky

On January 12th, 1971, American television changed forever. A new sitcom on CBS was set to premiere, and the industry was at a fever pitch. …

By L. Benjamin Rolsky

Kristy Nabhan-Warren discusses her new book, “Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland.”

By Eric C. Miller

The film’s polemics make plain that the “we” in “We the People” really means White evangelical Christians.

By Jill Hicks-Keeton

Rebecca L. Davis talks about her new book, “Public Confessions.”

By Eric C. Miller

Covid-19 vaccines are only the latest in a long line of new technologies that have been considered a sign of the end times.

By Tiffany Firebaugh

The author talks about his new book, “Why Religion is Good for American Democracy.”

By Kenneth E. Frantz