How has white Christian nationalism changed since the Gilded Age? A religion scholar compares the Social Gospel with the Christian right today.
Scott Paeth explores the Serenity Prayer's origins and its deep connection to Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism, exploring faith, courage and justice.
Several important threads have combined over the centuries to give rise to the Holy Grail metaphor commonly used nowadays. — Joanne M. Pierce
The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of a rare form of leukemia at age 15, will soon become the Catholic Church’s first “millennial saint.”
Nadia A. Mian, an urban planning expert, reports on how churches are using their properties to respond to community needs.
Some news reports have referenced vice presidential candidate JD Vance's apparent association with Catholic Integralism. This leads us to ask: what is Catholic Integralism?
Gustavo Morello, a scholar of religion, writes about tattoos.
Brad Christerson, Alexia Salvatierra and Robert Chao Romero argue that faith leaders, including some evangelicals, are central to the current movement to protect immigrant rights, and they have been for over a hundred years.
Hanukkah is ranked one of Judaism’s minor festivals, but in the United States it has gained popularity as an expression of American prosperity and religious freedom.
A scholar of immigrant communities and religious minorities in Europe shares the history that shaped the keffiyeh’s origins and its transformation as a symbol of Palestinian cultural and national identity.
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
What is our ethical responsibility for consuming and sharing news online? Paul Morrow, a Human Rights Fellow at the University of Dayton, offers his analysis.
Pat Robertson, who died on June 8, 2023, married faith, news and media in a way that changed the landscape of American politics and religious life.
Many religious traditions preach the need to care for strangers. But what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?
Russell Crowe’s new supernatural horror film "The Pope’s Exorcist" fictionalizes Amorth’s exorcism ministry, adding in a centuries-old Vatican cover-up for good measure.
Using public funds to support students at private religious schools is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
As the Good Friday Agreement turns 25, the country still resists violence through art.
Donkeys and palm leaves are both associated with Christianity’s Palm Sunday – but their symbolism couldn’t be more different.
A law professor shares two ideas that can help us think about polarization on matters of fact.
A recent shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness center in Germany has put a focus on the religious group. Who are they?
Many histories of the movement have neglected women's stories.
Using Utah as a case study, Kelsy Burke and Tyler Lefevor argue that legislation limiting LGBTQ rights is not the inevitable outgrowth of conservative religious beliefs.
As the Church of England considers what language and pronouns should be used to refer to God, Catholic feminist theologian Annie Selak offers her opinion of why pronouns for God matter.
Author of Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign observes that "Carter, as a president, was a man of faith committed to a vision of the nation that aligned with his views of Jesus’ teachings."
Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless after a massive earthquake struck Tukey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.
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