Education
Essay
Why Is Critical Race Theory Being Banned in Public Schools?
Public schools have long provoked conflicts about character and values.
By Leslie Ribovich and Charles McCrary
Report
The Changing Faces of American Rabbis
More diverse groups are joining the rabbinate across the United States.
By Nomi Kaltmann
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