In The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg makes the case that a Sunni-Jewish alliance against the rising Shiite power in Iran could help solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem.

At Triple Canopy, architecture critic Joseph Clarke traces the parallel histories of the American megachurch and the corporate-organizational complex.

As several Christian magazines succumb to the ongoing collapse of print media, Newsweek's Lisa Miller wonders if the days of a distinctly Christian media have come and gone.

Mark Juergensmeyer comments on Obama's use of the Arabic words, "Salaam Aleikum."

Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, and a group of undergraduates have released the findings of an experimental study that compares different strategies to correct the popular misconception that Obama is a Muslim.

In the Washington Post, Paul M. Barrett reviews Bruce Bawer's new book, Surrender: Appeasing Islam, Sacrificing Freedom.

At Politico, Daniel Libit asks, "How much faith should the faithless put in Barack Obama?"

Diana Butler Bass writes at Progressive Revival about yesterday's shooting at the Holocaust museum, and how we understand the context of the shooter's action.

Susan Henking highlights a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, “Muslim Women May Defy Fathers’ Wishes and Go to University, Legal Authority Rules,” and responds with a discussion of the religious questions that can surround higher education.