How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race? How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race?
Why is religion featuring so prominently in the Republican presidential race? What happened to jobs?
Aug 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon was a model citizen of the republic of letters—a community more durable than any church and broader than academia.
Jul 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark
Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill, Muslim students confront Islamophobia.
Jul 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Sean Savett
Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her? Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her?
Michele Bachmann’s former church contends that the pope is the Antichrist. Luckily for her, conservative Catholics and Protestants want to work together.
Jul 20, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider
The internationally renowned activist talks to Katha Pollitt about women and driving in Saudi Arabia, a feminist Islam, and the chances for a “Saudi Spring.”
Jun 8, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism
As contradictory as the gospel truths of California's digerati are the dogmas of West Coast evangelicalism, a melding of Jefferson and Jesus.
Jun 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
The Return of Ralph Reed at ‘Faith and Freedom 2011’ The Return of Ralph Reed at ‘Faith and Freedom 2011’
Republican superstars gathered in Washington this weekend, invited by the formerly disgraced Ralph Reed.
Jun 5, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Gingrich’s Fear: An Atheist Islamist Takeover Gingrich’s Fear: An Atheist Islamist Takeover
Newt finds a new worry: that atheist Islamists might seize control right here at home.
Jun 3, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
From Cairo to Córdoba: The Story of the Cairo Geniza From Cairo to Córdoba: The Story of the Cairo Geniza
Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole's Sacred Trash offers a precious meditation on how the discovery of hidden hoards of history can transform our worlds.
Jun 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg
The Shame of John Paul II: How the Sex Abuse Scandal Stained His Papacy The Shame of John Paul II: How the Sex Abuse Scandal Stained His Papacy
The pope failed to take decisive action in response to clear evidence of a criminal underground in the priesthood.
Apr 27, 2011 / Feature / Jason Berry