Culture
Essay
Remembering Cain Hope Felder, Scholar Who Highlighted the Bible’s African Presence
The teacher and preacher who edited “Stony the Road We Trod” died in October.
By Nyasha Junior
Interview
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Christian and a Democrat
James D. Bratt discusses the new book, “A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
The Cult of Trump? What “Cult Rhetoric” Actually Reveals
PSA: President Trump is not brainwashing his followers.
By Benjamin E. Zeller
Essay
Every Day Is Already “Bring Your Bible to School Day”
Focus on the Family is politicizing a common and protected practice.
By Cavan Concannon
Essay
How Race Matters in the Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate
There are vast racial and ethnic differences in requests for physician-assisted suicide. We need to ask why.
By Terri Laws
Review
“American Heretics”: Blue Christians in a Red State
A biblical scholar reviews “American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel,” a new documentary that celebrates religious progressives in Oklahoma—and underestimates their savvy rivals.
By Jill Hicks-Keeton
Essay
Who Benefits from Conflicts Over Religious Freedom?
There’s confusion over the Constitution’s religion clauses, and it’s keeping conservative Christians loyal to Trump.
By Jenna Reinbold
Essay
Loving Us, Hating Them: How Trump Uses Jews to Divide a Nation
Trump’s claim to love Jews and Israel is dangerous, and it’s part of a strategy to activate racial and religious animus for political gain.
By Moshe Kornfeld
Report
The Vatican Draws a Line on Gender, and Transgender Catholics Push Back
Transgender Catholics say the Vatican’s recent statement on gender identity misses the mark.
By Bonnie Horgos
Interview
First They Came for the Buddhists: Faith, Citizenship, and the Internment Camps
Duncan Ryūken Williams discusses his new book, “American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War.”
By Eric C. Miller