Education
Interview
How White Southern Christians Fought to Preserve Segregation
J. Russell Hawkins discusses his new book.
By Kenneth E. Frantz
Essay
The Eugenics Roots of Evangelical Family Values
James Dobson and the harmful history of Christian marriage counseling
By Audrey Clare Farley
Excerpt
Making the World Over: Confronting Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia in U.S. History
An excerpt from our editor’s new book, “Making the World Over.”
By Marie Griffith
Interview
White Evangelical Racism: An Interview with Anthea Butler
“Racism is a feature, not a bug, of American evangelicalism,” Anthea Butler writes.
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
When Promoting Religious Freedom Abroad Threatens Minority Communities Back Home
U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom in the Arab World are contributing to the suppression of American Muslim communities.
By David H. Warren
Report
These Online Learning Platforms Offer a Surprising Lack of Church-State Separation
The Covid-mandated rush for virtual learning has pushed some religious content into public schools.
By Adam R. Shapiro
Essay
White Hauntings, Black Hoops: The Ghosts of Kyrie Irving
Basketball can be a spiritual practice of reclamation.
By Onaje X.O. Woodbine
Report
A Chaplain Creates Community for Young Shiite Muslims
Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer’s chaplaincy at NYU is one of a kind.
By Sara Weissman
Interview
Debunking the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife: An Interview with Ariel Sabar
Ariel Sabar discusses his latest book, “Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man, and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife.”
By Eric C. Miller
Essay
Scholars of Religion and Politics Respond to the Capitol Insurrection
The rioters and their supporters weaponized religion for political ends.
By The Editors