Science
Report
To Address Suicide, Minister Challenges Accepted Views of Guns Among Believers
Rev. Rob Schenck has ministered to conservative Christians for decades. Now he is preaching about the ethical implication of firearms.
By Josh M. Shepherd
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
Review
The Supernatural Pseudoscience of Nazi Germany
A review of Eric Kurlander’s “Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich”
By Michael Schulson
Report
As Artificial Intelligence Advances, What Are its Religious Implications?
Religious communities and thinkers are debating AI’s moral and ethical issues.
By Ellen Duffer
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
Review
“Evangelical” Is Not a Political Term
Yet the temptation for those writing about evangelicals today is to allow the political part—like the fact that 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump—to stand in for the whole.
By Neil J. Young
Review
With “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Theocracy Arrives on the Small Screen
Margaret Atwood’s classic is fiction. But for countless women, its threats are real.
By Gordon Haber
Review
The Bioethics of Neil Gorsuch
Gorsuch’s book, “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,” is a resounding rebuke of the legalization of aid in dying.
By Ann Neumann
Essay
The Complicated Legacy of Bishop Eddie Long
The evangelical world has lost a controversial megastar. For two decades, few megachurch pastors were as influential as Bishop Eddie Long.
By Jonathan L. Walton
Editor’s Note
Bearing Witness at the Women’s March on Washington
“I’m a WITNESS for JUSTICE!” read the front, and on the back, “¡Soy TESTIGO de la JUSTICIA!”
By Marie Griffith