Sexuality & Gender
Review
Christian Ethicist Says to Trust Women on Abortion
A review of Rebecca Todd Peters’ new book, “Trust Women: A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice.”
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Report
Among the Ruins of a Polygamous Sect, Short Creek Residents Rebuild Their Town
Exiles return in the wake of FLDS Prophet Warren Jeffs’ imprisonment.
By Barak Wright
Essay
For Such a Time as This: Conservative Evangelical Women and the Trump Presidency
Even a less-than-ideal leader can be influenced by the right women in “such a time as this.”
By Emily Johnson
Review
The Hopeful, Ordinary Catholicism of Lady Bird
The chapel settings and nuns’ habits are both unremarkable and authentic.
By Xarissa Holdaway
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
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
Why Evangelical Women Leaders Don’t Talk about Politics
There are limitations on when and how evangelical women lead in the public square.
By Katelyn Beaty
Interview
How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics: An Interview with R. Marie Griffith
In her new book, “Moral Combat,” Griffith offers a sweeping history of how American Christians have debated sex over the last century.
By The Editors
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
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