Money
Review
Revisiting the Legacy of Howard Thurman, the Mystic of the Civil Rights Movement
A review of Martin Doblmeier’s new documentary, “Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story.”
By Gene Zubovich
Report
How Religious Conservatives Are Grappling with Racism
These conservatives admit that addressing racial injustice is a blind spot for the right. So what are they doing about it?
By Josh M. Shepherd
Review
Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again
A review of Victoria Smolkin’s new book, “A Sacred Space is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism.”
By Gene Zubovich
Report
American Muslim Politicians: A New Generation on the Campaign Trail
There’s a nationwide wave of Muslim politicians running for office this election cycle.
By Monique Parsons
Interview
The Radical Rise of Liberation Theology: An Interview with Lilian Calles Barger
Barger discusses her new book, “The World Come of Age
An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology.”
The States Project
Missouri: An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State
An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State.
By Rachel McBride Lindsey
Essay
Football and the Political Act of Prayer
In football, prayer is—and has always been—political.
By Paul Putz
Report
How These Muslim Women Became NYC Civic Leaders
A new report measures Muslim contributions to New York City.
By Elisabeth Becker
Review
The Social Gospel Roots of the American Religious Left
A review of Gary Dorrien’s new book, “Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social Gospel”
By Vaneesa Cook
Essay
Misremembering 1968
Fifty years later, the legacies of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy still loom large.
By Robert Greene II