Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs
A historic Senate runoff victory in Georgia has given America a measure of progress that should be cherished and built upon.
Jan 11, 2021 / John Nichols
The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel
A new history by Magda Teter tracks the spread of the pernicious myth and the role new technologies and communication tools played in its dissemination.
Nov 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg
America’s Holy War Comes to the RNC America’s Holy War Comes to the RNC
Biden’s religion of good works is battling Trump’s Christian nationalism.
Aug 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Religious Fundamentalists Are Making the Pandemic Worse Religious Fundamentalists Are Making the Pandemic Worse
In the US and abroad, leaders are putting faith before good science.
May 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Juan Cole
True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism
Prophetic Christianity insists that faith must speak up for the vulnerable. To revive the heart of democracy, this nation needs a revolution of values.
Dec 23, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens
For years, students say they’ve faced harassment for their sexuality. At the very least, they want their club for LGBTQ students to have official status on campus.
Dec 2, 2019 / StudentNation / Mary Retta
Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest
Catholic activists argued that their faith, and international law, allowed them to stage a protest at a nuclear facility in Georgia. But last week they were convicted in a US distr...
Oct 31, 2019 / Sam Husseini
Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks Were Intended to Incite Violence Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks Were Intended to Incite Violence
After 10 years of uneasy peace, many fear the bombings will push Sri Lanka into a new era of bloodshed.
Apr 23, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal
Dr. King did not compromise on racial justice. Neither should we.
Jan 18, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Voting From the Pews Voting From the Pews
Why black churches in Georgia are helping congregants cast ballots by mail.
Oct 11, 2018 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft