Elections
Interview
How Meatpacking Work and Faith Intersect in the Heartland
Kristy Nabhan-Warren discusses her new book, “Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland.”
By Eric C. Miller
Review
The Christian Nationalism Behind the New “God’s Not Dead” Film
The film’s polemics make plain that the “we” in “We the People” really means White evangelical Christians.
By Jill Hicks-Keeton
Interview
The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics
Rebecca L. Davis talks about her new book, “Public Confessions.”
By Eric C. Miller
Interview
Is Religion Good for Democracy? An Interview with Robert Wuthnow
The author talks about his new book, “Why Religion is Good for American Democracy.”
By Kenneth E. Frantz
Essay
Abortion Through the Lens of Germany’s (Catholic) Compromise
How Germany removed the abortion debate from the realm of partisan electoral politics
By Mark W. Roche
Essay
The 20-Year Media Spectacle of Saving Afghan Women
The focus on the suffering of Afghan women deflects attention from the more difficult questions about what the U.S. actually set out to achieve in the longest war in our history.
By Tazeen M. Ali
Essay
American Democracy Nearly Failed in its Early Decades. It’s Important to Remember Why.
For many in early America, including Mormons, “the voice” of the people was often more terrifying than it was reassuring.
By Benjamin E. Park
Report
New Research Suggests Christians See LGBT Progress as Threatening
Do Christians suffer in a changing America?
By Clara L. Wilkins and Lerone A. Martin
Review
Netflix’s “Pray Away” Confronts the Lies of the Ex-Gay Movement
The new documentary follows former leaders of Exodus International, a now-defunct organization of ex-gay ministries.
By Lynne Gerber
Essay
The Religious Activism Behind U.S. Refugee Policy
Advocacy for (or against) particular refugee groups tends to follow sectarian and political allegiances.
By Lauren Turek