Culture
Report
Why the Partisan Divide? The U.S. Is Becoming More Secular—and More Religious
Data show that our national divide is deeper than knee-jerk partisanship.
By Spencer James, Hal Boyd, and Jason Carroll
Editor’s Note
The Work We Still Have to Do
A Biden victory will not cure our country’s most grievous affliction.
By Marie Griffith
Essay
White Evangelicals and the New American Exceptionalism of Donald Trump
The president’s “1776 Commission” marks a turning point in his rhetoric.
By Abram Van Engen
Interview
The New Godless Religions: An Interview with Tara Isabella Burton
Tara Isabella Burton discusses her new book, “Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World.”
By Kenneth E. Frantz
Essay
The Pandemic Created a Surge in Homeschooling—and Concerns about the Movement’s Christian Culture
There are benefits to homeschooling, but there are also troubling messages about religion, race, and history within the Christian homeschooling movement.
By Elena Trueba
Review
Imagining a “Judeo-Christian” Nation
A review of K. Healan Gaston’s book, “Imagining Judeo-Christian America: Religion, Secularism, and the Redefinition of Democracy.”
By Gene Zubovich
Review
A Century of Women’s Suffrage
What happened during elections after women won the right to vote?
By Janelle Peters
Essay
A Community Space Emerges in the Shadow of a Confederate Monument
Activists have reclaimed Robert E. Lee Circle as Marcus-David Peters Circle.
By Mark Valeri
Essay
A Pastor’s Take: Repairing Democracy for Black Lives
The Rev. Andrew Wilkes refutes superficial calls to civility, even as he refuses to give up on love as a meaningful civic virtue.
By Andrew Wilkes
Interview
Trump’s Unholy Alliances: An Interview with Sarah Posner
Sarah Posner discusses her new book, “Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump.”
By Eric C. Miller