The John Templeton Foundation and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California have put…
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Marilyn Monroe and sociological Jewishness
At Religion in American History, Kevin Schultz reviews Lila Corwin Berman's new book, Speaking of Jews: Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the…
Why the Jews?
Michael Gerson wonders about the roots of anti-Semitism, asking, "Why the Jews?"
Misunderstanding Mormons
David Van Biema focuses on Mormons and their widely held belief that they are misunderstood by the larger American community.
FDR and the Jews
David Shribman writes about new evidence that recasts President Roosevelt's stance on the Jews during World War II.
The evolution of the Nation of Islam
At Religion Dispatches, Anna Clark asks how the Nation of Islam has evolved and changed, and how it is affected…
Onward Christian terrorists
Mark Juergensmeyer writes about the recent attack on the Holocaust museum and the murder of George Tiller, and asks if…
When education conflicts with faith
Susan Henking highlights a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, “Muslim Women May Defy Fathers’ Wishes and Go…
Moral relativism and the Holocaust museum shooting
Diana Butler Bass writes at Progressive Revival about yesterday's shooting at the Holocaust museum, and how we understand the context…
Surrender: Appeasing Islam, Sacrificing Freedom
In the Washington Post, Paul M. Barrett reviews Bruce Bawer's new book, Surrender: Appeasing Islam, Sacrificing Freedom.