Over the last few years, we have seen what Candace Lukasik has aptly termed “anxious scholarly debate” regarding the rise…
Before Christian nationalism: Syncretic civic moralism, the Supreme Court, and the formation of young Americans
Supreme Court of the United States
Why not just abolish the religion clauses?
“What is a church in the mind of a secular American today?” “How does US law imagine religion?” and “Where…
Jurisdictions of the church
Can you reflect a bit on how you see the developments you chart against the history of American Christianity? Even…
Church State Corporation—An introduction
Following this introduction, five dialogues will be published in which Sullivan was paired with another scholar to discuss Church State…
Is Masterpiece Cakeshop a church?
Where is the religion in this case and what kind of religion is it?
Teaching religion: Refusing the Schempp myth of origins
I was recently asked to speak about the current state of US religious freedom law. I guess it somehow seemed…
How will the same-sex marriage ruling affect religious liberty?
On Friday, June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that same-sex couples have…
Religious freedom at Religion Dispatches
As part of a joint project between The Immanent Frame and Religion Dispatches, RD contributing editor Austin Dacey has written a series of…
Corporate veil or wall of separation?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby raises a series of important questions for public debate. If…
The privilege of spirit: The liberal concern with religious liberty claims
A few blocks from my apartment, a neighbor has displayed a placard proclaiming “Defend Religious Liberty.” These words could encompass…