Civil Liberties | Religion & Politics

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

A recent case of a death-row inmate raises a host of issues, from the theological to the procedural.

By Charles McCrary

“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

Ukraine’s history is rife with antisemitism, only made worse by conflict.

By Jane Eisner

Religious motivation and political opportunism can create strange bedfellows.

By Joseph Stuart

As the long shadow of Russia falls on Ukraine, religious minorities are among those who are most at risk.

By Anna Piela

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