Money
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
Essay
Breaking the Ten Commandments: A Short History of the Contentious American Monuments
Where once the biblical passages were an anchor of the nation’s identity, they have now become the stuff of controversy and even rupture.
By Jenna Weissman Joselit
Editor’s Note
The Morality Tale of Health Care Reform
Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the resistance to the GOP’s repeal and replace bills.
By Marie Griffith
Report
Leading Group for Church Abuse Victims Faces Uncertain Future
SNAP has endured a string of recent setbacks, including a lawsuit and two high-profile resignations.
By Lilly Fowler
Report
Trinity Lutheran: The Church-State Case Looms at the Supreme Court
The ruling could have powerful implications for the separation of church and state and the funding of religious schools.
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Interview
How American Jews Became Israeli Settlers
In a new book, “City on a Hilltop,” historian Sara Yael Hirschhorn tries to understand what brought Americans Jews to the most contentious real estate on earth—and how their presence there shapes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
By Michael Schulson