Dis/appearing
Instead of a theodicy of progress, we need to enact a “hauntodicy of blackness” by staying with the dead and not moving on. By Biko Mandela Gray
Category: Religion and Politics
The Glory of the Coming of the Lord
The last battle of Revelation informs and inspires the public sphere, whether or not the polarizing rhetoric explicitly refers to the Christian faith. By Austin Bogues
Trans Converts, Living Faith
Grappling with faith in the face of anti-trans violence. By Nicole Malte Collins
God and Caesar: A Never-ending Competition
The preconceived idea that modernity is based on the separation of religion and politics prevents us from observing their inherent mutual influence. By Jocelyne Cesari
Sacred Stories Inspire Public Responsibility
An initiative exploring the role religion plays in the lives of resettled refugees deepens the author’s understanding of engaged chaplaincy. By Matthew Weiner
At Trump’s Right Hand
With Paula White’s elevation to a position of power in the White House, the prosperity gospel has achieved its highest level of national exposure. By Mark I. Pinsky
Giorgio Agamben, the Church, and Me
Italian philosopher and political theorist Giorgio Agamben’s The Kingdom and the Glory, The Church and the Kingdom, and The Omnibus Homo Sacer, and Simon Critchley’s The Faith of the Faithless offer resources for exploring the connections between temporality, political community, and ordained ministry. By Charles M. Stang
Will Religious Progressives and Nones Forge Political Alliances?
Will the religiously unaffiliated find their voice in the 2020 election, and what can religious progressives and political parties do to help this growing group participate more actively in political life? By Quardricos Driskell
‘Restitching’ America under Trumpism
A Q&A with E. J. Dionne, Jr., on the book he co-authored with Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, One Nation After Trump. By Robert Israel
Trump and the Pope: ‘I’ vs. ‘We’ Visions
The 2016 presidential race highlights a deep split in the American psyche between communitarian and individualistic impulses. By E. J. Dionne and Catherine Brekus
Jews, Evangelicals: Analyzing the Vote
Any hoped-for “Jewish–evangelical alliance” in the 2012 election proved elusive. By Mark I. Pinsky
Unfinished Business
Well before this historic election season, religion and race have been factors in presidential elections. By Peter J. Paris
New Paternalisms
Elements of the new Russia seem to be modeled on the old, imperials state. By Stanisław Obirek
Populism and Politicking
‘Affinity politics’ was taken to a new, disconcerting level in 2008. By David Lamberth
A Newly Raucous Arena
Recent books on contemporary politics and religion. By Todd Shy
The Democratic Dilemma
Religion and politics, then and now. By Todd Shy
