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The Table
If a Candidate Talks Faith, We Should Talk About Everything
I loathe subjectivity and relativity. I am with Plato in wanting to make mathematics my touchstone for knowledge. And yet, sometimes a seemingly simple question …
By Michael Ruse
The Table
Let’s Focus On Policy, Not Just Theology
At a campaign stop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina when he was running for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter was answering questions from supporters when one …
By Amy Sullivan
Essay, Profile
Jon Stewart, Religion Teacher Extraordinaire
As difficult as it is to find good writing about religion, it is harder still to find good television about religion. Most televangelists do not …
By Mark Oppenheimer
Editor’s Note
Welcome to Religion & Politics
We’re delighted to welcome you to this site! Religion & Politics is an online journal that focuses on one of the most contested issues of …
By Marie Griffith