Despite the fact that the American Muslim community has historically leaned Republican, post-election analysis reveals that Muslims voted overwhelmingly in favor of President-elect Barack Obama. Read more for a roundup of news and analysis that seeks to explain, "Why?"

Last Friday D. Michael Lindsay posted an essay on The Immanent Frame entitled "Changing of the guard," about the future of the evangelical voice in national politics. Over the weekend there were a flurry of responses, including a link at the religion blog of the Dallas Morning News and a full reproduction of the text at Christianity Today. In addition, Andrew Tatusko wrote a thoughtful response in his blog, Notes from Off Center.

Slate's Nina Shen Rastogi explains how different religions define death, a question that will come before a Washington, D.C. court this week.

Judith Butler on the election of Barack Obama...

In a Hot Document feature, in which "Primary sources [are] exposed and explained," Bonnie Goldstein of Slate shares the court documents associated with a September 2007 lawsuit in Nebraska's 4th Judicial District Court featuring former State Senator Ernie Chambers vs. God.

From an article by Craig Calhoun in the fall 2008 issue of The Hedgehog Review.

Jason Bivins at Religion Dispatches. And read Bivins's recent post at The Immanent Frame, "The cooling embers."

Georgetown/On Faith blogger Jacques Berlinerblau of The God Vote counts down the top ten faith and values stories of 2008 before announcing he will be taking a break from "this whole, crazy professors-as-bloggers thing."

David Van Biema in Time.