Every couple of years, interest spikes in the “religious left,” a nebulous, hard-to-pin-down coalition of religiously motivated actors involved with American liberal and progressive politics. Since the start of Trump’s second administration, the

Gen Z men, their rising conservatism, and interest in religion

When one mentions deportations of immigrants for their political views and activism, or the antagonistic relationship between the government and higher education, it conjures up the current news cycle in the second Trump era. However, as the New York Times editor and writer Clay Risen shows in his recently published book, Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism,

A Review of “The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy”

"...The pervasiveness of Christianity is on the rise, making religion an especially relevant factor in the world today – something Paul Seabright argues in his latest book, The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power and People..."

Pentecostalism and its influence on Brazilian politics On January 8, 2023, supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, rioted in the capital’s government buildings to try to retake the country and to encourage the Brazilian military to…

A subset of Pentecostals is preparing for a spiritual battle over American elections that could turn into actual violence I took my first stroll around the Capitol Building on January 3, 2021, the day after I moved into the neighborhood. The air was…

In October, Pat Robertson, at the age of 91, announced he was retiring as the long-reigning host of The 700 Club after 54 years on the air. He told viewers on the 60th anniversary of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), which Robertson founded…

In the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd, a remarkable number of white people have joined the #BlackLivesMatter movement – even some evangelical Christian celebrities not known for making overt political…