“God the Father” has some white supremacist dirty laundry in the United States. The image of the Divine Father is…
Keeping the children captive
prisons
Secularism in Antebellum America
Forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press, a "pioneering account of religion and society in nineteenth-century America" by John Lardas…
The Son of Sam’s evangelical following
The 'Son of Sam' serial killer, David Berkowitz, has developed a large following after becoming a born-again Christian 23 years…
A Muslim prisoner’s story
On The Guardian's Belief page, a former prisoner documents the power of religion and faith to foster group solidarity and personal reform…
“Religion can make life inside bearable”
Francis Davis discusses the role of religion in the prison system, why certain religious movements acquire certain followings, and the…
Christians in prisons
In Books & Culture, Jason Byassee reviews a trio of books about prisons and their meaning for Christians.