Culture
Review
Mad Men and the Enlightenment of Don Draper
The pleasures of Mad Men were many. Fans of the recently concluded AMC series about advertising in the 1960s obsessed over the meticulous detail of …
By Matthew S. Hedstrom
Excerpt
No Politics in Church? Not So Fast.
American Christians are increasingly aware that the church has a political image problem, and are increasingly eager to repair it. Association with the Religious Right, …
By Sam Speers and Kristopher Norris
Report
The Perilous Journeys of Syria’s Refugees
In August, Ahmad* calls from Greece. He got himself there from Turkey in a bilim after the smuggler took off. “What’s a bilim?” I ask. …
By Jennifer MacKenzie
Review
Terrorism in the Age of the Internet
The Devil’s Long Tail: Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace by David Stevens and Kieron O’Hara Oxford University Press, 2015 Issue #12 of Inspire magazine …
By Michael Schulson
Report
A Parade, a Boycott, and a Jewish Group’s Struggle for Acceptance
On the 11th floor of a Seventh Avenue office building in New York City, an oversized silver mezuzah hangs beside a mahogany door. The dark …
By Jas Chana
Excerpt
The Past Imperfect of Barack Obama
Speaking at the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches last month, President Obama posed a question that captured why many …
By Peter Manseau
Essay
What Can Be Done about Segregation in Churches?
In the wake of police violence that led to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the protests that followed, religious leaders are …
By Gene Zubovich
The States Project
Nebraska: A Cornhusker Prays with FCA
A Cornhusker Prays with FCA.
By Paul Putz
Essay
AP Course Controversy: When Do We Say “We” in History?
Afunny thing has happened to a petition posted online by Larry Krieger, a former Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher, and Jane Robbins, a conservative opponent …
By Elizabeth Yale
Interview
Jewish Life in the City: An Interview with Deborah Dash Moore
Deborah Dash Moore has played a pioneering role in the study of Jews and in establishing the field of American Jewish history. Only with difficulty …
By Rachel Gordan