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The Mormon Church Grapples with its Global Identity and its Legacy on Race

This famously American faith makes an unprecedented effort to “reach out to the whole world.”

By Max Perry Mueller

The racialization of Islam has obscured both the diversity of Muslim America, and the tensions that accompany that diversity.

By Yasmine Flodin-Ali

As violence roiled Gaza 40 miles away, the embassy inauguration seemed like nothing so much as a show—a piece of elaborate political theater.

By Michael Schulson

Adam Laats discusses his new book, “Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education.”

By Eric C. Miller

With or without the book’s biblical quotations, the story’s theology is embedded in the plot.

By Donald Hettinga

Elder Michaux, a popular black evangelist, aided the bureau’s campaign to destroy King’s reputation.

By Lerone A. Martin

Benjamin E. Park’s new book, “American Nationalisms,” explores religion and politics in the Age of Revolutions.

By Benjamin E. Park

What do museum representatives tell congregations when they think no one else is listening?

By Jill Hicks-Keeton

Even a less-than-ideal leader can be influenced by the right women in “such a time as this.”

By Emily Johnson

The chapel settings and nuns’ habits are both unremarkable and authentic.

By Xarissa Holdaway