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Review
New Miniseries Revisits Waco Siege 25 Years Later
Americans are still arguing about the same things-guns, federal overreach, and religious extremism.
By Gordon Haber
Report
Catholic Worker Houses Remain a Place for Protest and the Poor
Dorothy Day’s radical legacy lives on for a new generation.
By Amanda Abrams
Report
The Influential Network for a New Generation of American Muslim Leaders
The organization has become a who’s who of prominent Muslim leaders.
By Monique Parsons
Essay
The NRA’s Assault on Christian Faith and Practice
The call to an armed laity is beset with problems.
By Charles Marsh
Report
Fifty Years Later, Religious Progressives Launch a New Poor People’s Campaign
Can they articulate an American liberation theology for the Trump era?
By Michael Schulson
Essay
Can Scripture “Speak for Itself”? A Look Inside the Museum of the Bible
A biblical scholar visits Washington’s newest museum, which is backed by the evangelical family behind Hobby Lobby.
By Jill Hicks-Keeton
Interview
Investigating the Hobby Lobby Family: An Interview with Candida Moss and Joel S. Baden
As the Museum of the Bible opens in Washington, the authors talk about the family behind it and what they uncovered in their new book, “Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby.”
By Gordon Haber
Essay
The Russian Orthodox Church: Putin Ally or Independent Force?
The image of the Russian Orthodox Church as the “handmaiden” of the state is a trope with a long history.
By Gregory L. Freeze
Essay
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Meet the Christian Legal Group Behind the High-Profile Court Case
Alliance Defending Freedom has become one of the most influential legal interest groups in the United States.
By Daniel Bennett
Essay
How One Purist Tried to Save the Religious Right from the Republicans
Then, as now, the movement largely chose relevance, thinking it was better to be a power player accused of hypocrisy than to be uncompromised, but irrelevant.
By Daniel Silliman