Foreign Policy | Religion & Politics

Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Christian and a Democrat

James D. Bratt discusses the new book, “A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt.”

By Eric C. Miller

Religious activists have rallied in response to the president’s immigration policy and rhetoric.

By Menachem Wecker

The policy has devastated Yemeni families and their economic survival.

By Louise Cainkar

Both political parties have a Muslim problem.

By Arsalan Iftikhar

Public mourning rituals are highlighting injustice in U.S. immigration policies—and making an ethical claim about who is to be mourned.

By Molly Farneth

Trump’s claim to love Jews and Israel is dangerous, and it’s part of a strategy to activate racial and religious animus for political gain.

By Moshe Kornfeld

Duncan Ryūken Williams discusses his new book, “American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War.”

By Eric C. Miller

Religion, race, and national security are entangled in the history of American foreign and immigration policy.

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

A Russian church-in-exile is the focus of a culture war inside Orthodox Christianity.

By Katherine Kelaidis

After escaping persecution in Myanmar, Kachin Americans consider new questions about their ethnic heritage and Christian faith.

By Shira Telushkin