David Sehat talks about his new book, The Myth of American Religious Freedom, in a two-part interview with Paul Harvey…
David Sehat: the moral establishment of American Protestantism
religion in the U.S.
Religious statements by government officials
Recently, the newly-elected governor of Alabama made headlines by making a public statement in a church following his inauguration, in…
Representing the unrepresented
The religiously “unaffiliated”---atheists, agnostics, nonconformists, the unchurched and the uncertain---are underrepresented in Congress, notes Richard Blow today in The New…
An alternate reading of David Wojnarowicz’s ant-covered Christ
David Wojnarowicz's "Fire in My Belly" is an expression not of hostility to the Christian faith but of a deep,…
Creationist theme park expected to boost KY economy
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced today that the planned creationist theme park Ark Encounter, set to open in 2014, will…
What sort of “values” are we talking about?
At Trans/Missions, Richard Flory looks at the interplay of matters of principle and matters pecuniary among religious voters in last…
A strong moral argument: A conversation with Andrew Bacevich
Author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War, The Limits of Power: the End of American…
Religion and the midterm elections
Set against a backdrop of continued economic distress, the emerging Tea Party movement, and mercurial public opinion of President Obama, many observers…
Indifference we can believe in
Why is it so difficult to treat religion as just another cultural phenomenon?
The wisdom of crowds
The majority of Americans may not know much about their own religions, but they seem to have a pretty good…