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In Upcoming Indian Election, the Legacy of Religious Violence Looms
On an overcast afternoon last November, Narendra Modi, the provocative and polarizing prime minister candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, descended by helicopter …
By Ilan Greenberg
Essay
On Compromise and Congressional Brinkmanship
When President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight, the problem of congressional gridlock will likely be a major theme. Partisanship in Washington …
By David Brockman
Essay
TOMS Shoes and the Spiritual Politics of Neoliberalism
Here they are, smiling and crying, the words catching in their throats as they place tiny shoes to the feet of tiny children. Seven strangers, …
By Lucia Hulsether
Essay
On Anti-Semitic Tropes and the Naming of the Federal Reserve Chair
In a scene from the 2010 film The Social Network, the actor who portrays Larry Summers brushes off the WASPy Winklevoss twins, who come to …
By Rachel Gordan
Essay
“I Have a Dream”: The 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Famous Speech
The Lincoln Memorial may be the most iconic place in the United States. Americans go there alone or with friends and family members to remember …
By Stephen Prothero
Report
The New Jim Crow: Churches Respond to Mass Incarceration
A t 5 p.m. on a Sunday in April, the air crisp and cool, community members began congregating in an open plaza outside the public library …
By Alfredo Garcia
Essay
An Evangelical Scientist’s Notes on Climate Change and Faith
Ahaze covers Colorado roads as a fire burns through thousands of acres of dead and dying trees. The fires raging through portions of the Central …
By Dorothy Boorse
The States Project
Kentucky: A Priest Takes on the Coal Industry
A Priest Takes on the Coal Industry.
By Dwight Billings, Kate Black and Kathi Kern
Essay
The Economic Vision of Pope Francis, a Pontiff for the Poor
When Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement, most evaluations of his pontificate prominently featured the adjective “conservative.” Yet, this same pope, as well as his …
By Michael Sean Winters
Essay
Why I Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage
Rich Stearns is a servant, a Wharton grad who leapt from the top of corporate America and landed in a stream, knees bent bracing. Arms …
By Eric Teetsel