Culture

A Project of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

Washington University in St. Louis

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

Editor’s Note

Time for Deeper Conversations Around “Heartbeat” Bills

Many subtle and principled religious viewpoints, some leaning toward and others leaning away from further regulation of abortion, are not represented in today’s public debate.

By Marie Griffith

Report

Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church?

Many young, white evangelical Christians aren’t showing up at church. Leaders want to know where they’ve gone, why they left, and how to win them back.

By Myriam Renaud