Essays examining the ways religion interacts with politics, wealth, authority, institutions, and social hierarchy—and what happens when spiritual ideals collide with the pursuit of power.
Republicans increasingly warn that Muslims threaten American freedom by imposing religious law. But polling complicates that claim. American Muslims are often more supportive of pluralism than white evangelical Protestants, who are far more likely to say religion should shape American law. If the threat is theocracy, we should oppose it consistently—whether it comes from Islam or Christianity.
Read PostThe Bible has a hell of a lot to say about poverty, wealth, exploitation, and the people society leaves behind. So why does American evangelicalism treat sexual morality as public policy while relegating poverty to private charity? From Luke and James to modern church politics, the problem may not be that Christians refuse to help the poor. It may be that they defend the systems that keep producing them.
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