Culture
Report
The Lonely Life of American Atheists
There may be no “church” for the unbeliever, but there can at least be one big party. In late March, more than 10,000 people gathered …
By Alfredo Garcia
Review
Can Sex Sell Abstinence?
Making Chastity Sexy: The Rhetoric of Evangelical Abstinence Campaignsby Christine J. GardnerUniversity of California Press, 2011 When it comes to adolescent sexuality, more than the …
By Amy Frykholm
Essay
The Long Approach to the “Mormon Moment”
Unless you have been living in a cave or asleep for the last half year, you know that we are living in an era that …
By Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
Essay, Profile
The Megachurch: Where Jerry Falwell’s Influence All Began
The Rev. Jerry Falwell’s name will always be linked with the Moral Majority, the organization he formed to galvanize conservative evangelicals into political action. Certainly, …
By Michael Sean Winters
Essay, Profile
Jon Stewart, Religion Teacher Extraordinaire
As difficult as it is to find good writing about religion, it is harder still to find good television about religion. Most televangelists do not …
By Mark Oppenheimer
Profile, Report
John Stott, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien: Why American Evangelicals Love the British
John R. W. Stott’s death last July, at the age of 90, prompted an outpouring of grief and fond memories all over the Christian world. …
By Molly Worthen