Sexuality & Gender
Excerpt
How Prominent Women Built and Sustained the Religious Right
An excerpt from Emily Suzanne Johnson’s new book, “This Is Our Message: Women’s Leadership in the New Christian Right.”
By Emily Johnson
Report
The Rise of #Exvangelical
The online movement of former evangelicals offers resources for both support and activism.
By Bradley Onishi
Report
Is Schism Inevitable for the United Methodist Church?
The denomination appears more divided than ever on LGBT rights.
By Shannon Craig Straw
Review
The Private Faith of Black Public Figures, from Ethel Waters to Muhammad Ali
A review of Randal Maurice Jelks’ new book, “Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans:
Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali.”
Essay
The Womanist Theology of Katie Geneva Cannon Lives On
The scholar, who died last year, broke new ground in lifting up the perspectives of Black women.
By Angela D. Sims
Report
What These Muslim Activists Found at the Women’s March
“Our faith calls for speaking out for justice, not just for our own community, but for others,” says Khadija Husain of the Muslim Women’s Alliance.
By Monique Parsons
Essay
We Are All Evangelicals Now
To understand how race matters in U.S. politics, take a closer look at evangelicals.
By Janelle Wong
Report
How Religious Conservatives Are Grappling with Racism
These conservatives admit that addressing racial injustice is a blind spot for the right. So what are they doing about it?
By Josh M. Shepherd
Interview
The Political Progression of Modern Mormon Women
Colleen McDannell discusses her new book, “Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.”
By Joseph Stuart
The Table
We Should Be Peacemakers in the Abortion Wars
Where can opposing sides of the abortion debate find common ground? This is a good question but only one of many. What do we mean …
By Frances Kissling