Ten years ago, I examined the entanglement of religion and politics in South Africa ahead of the 2014 national election.…
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Revisited: On “beyond Trump”: Evangelical politics, born again
Survey data indicates a growing generational split among evangelicals, with the younger generation supporting a range of left-leaning policies that…
Reviving revolution
A glimpse into how Arab publics, activists, politicians, and governments mobilized the wildly divergent meanings of revolution refreshes our understanding…
Africa and free/hate speech
In the era of post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news, hate, hateful, inflammatory, and dangerous speech pervade the African continent…
Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
In 2004 and 2008, South African president Jacob Zuma notoriously declared that his party, the African National Congress, will “rule…
The complicated case of Narendra Modi’s visa
Monday, May 12th, marked the ninth and final phase of India's general elections, and the results announced in coming hours…
Three observations on religion, politics, and the Muslim Brotherhood
In the following essay I would like to offer three observations about the use of religion in politics in Egypt…
Mormon apostles and voting
According to a survey conducted by Aaron Campbell, a marketing and campaign consultant in Utah county, a large number of…
Voting for an atheist?
In a recent article, Religion News Service discusses a Gallup poll survey, in which a majority of Americans said they…
Egypt at the crossroads
Mohamed Morsi was declared President of Egypt little more than two weeks ago. Challenger and former President Hosni Mubarak’s last…