After blogging his experience reading the Bible, Slate's David Plotz reflects on the experience and what he took away from it.

In Public Discourse, W. Bradford Wilcox discusses the effect that Obama will have on religion in the United States.

At Christianity Today, Mark Galli reflects on W. Brad Wilcox's recent article that argues: "If the European experience with the welfare state and religion is any indication, the Obama revolution could well lead the United States down the secular path already trod by Europe."

In the Wall Street Journal, Steven Waldman explains "something stunning: traditional white Catholics went for Obama-Biden in record numbers."

At Spiritual Politics, Mark Silk comments on the "multivalence" of the new Recovery.gov logo.

In a Books and Culture review of Pierre Bourdieu's newly-translated Sketch for Self-Analysis, D. Michael Lindsay reflects not only upon Bourdieu's career but also upon his own.

Alison Downie examines the religious implications of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.

Now that James Dobson has stepped down as the head of Focus on the Family, many are speculating what it will mean for the future of the Christian Right. At The Public Eye, Pam Chamberlain's exploration of the relationship between younger evangelicals and the conservative movement adds to the conversation.

USA Today has a major report on new numbers from the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), including lots of graphs and interactive features.