Media

Essay
Religious Nationalism Holds Sway as Virginia Revokes the Rights of Trans Students
Religious identities are being elevated above the gender identities of trans and nonbinary students.
By Jessica Johnson
Interview
How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular: An Interview with David Hollinger
For all of the influence wielded and attention received by American evangelicals today, one could be forgiven for concluding that evangelicalism and Christianity are synonymous …
By Eric C. Miller
Report
How Queuing to Pay Respect to the Queen Became a Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage, like the British monarchy, is heavily steeped in imperial and colonial ideologies.
By Augusta Thomson
Essay
Christians Love a Comeback Story. Too Often It’s Cheap Grace.
Despite increased pressure for disgraced public figures to leave the spotlight, it’s surprisingly easy to return to it—especially for Christian leaders.
By Katelyn Beaty
Essay
Religious Appropriation Depends on Whiteness Too
The author tackles some of the themes from her new book, “Stealing My Religion.”
By Liz Bucar
Report
The Future of Religion in the Metaverse
Companies like Meta are interested in creating partnerships with faith communities to make sure that future communal innovations are taking place on their platform and for their profit.
By Chris Karnadi
Essay
The Faith-Based Politics of El Salvador’s Millennial President
Over the past three years of the Bukele presidency, the millennial autocrat has instrumentalized religion and devotional behavior to appeal to both local and diasporic Salvadorans to generate approval and bolster his legitimacy.
By Amy Fallas
Essay
Burka Enforcement and Burka Bans: Where Extremist Policies Meet
Enforcing and banning women’s choices about what they wear flow from the same root idea: paternalism towards women.
By Anna Piela
Interview
Coexistence After The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Mark Oppenheimer discusses his new book, “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood.”
By Marie Griffith
Excerpt
Liberal Protestants and the Polarization of the U.S.
An excerpt from the new book, “Before the Religious Right: Liberal Protestants, Human Rights, and the Polarization of the United States.”
By Gene Zubovich