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The Revealer Podcast Episode 46: Muslims in Pop Culture

May 8, 2024Editorial Staff

How media depictions of Muslims have been changing in robust ways in recent years

Excerpt

From Ms. Marvel to Ramy: Muslims in American Media

May 8, 2024Rosemary Pennington

An excerpt from “Pop Islam: Seeing American Muslims in Popular Media”

Review

Queer and Religious in the Midwest

May 8, 2024Emma Cieslik

The documentary “We Live Here: The Midwest” showcases unexpected aspects of LGBTQ life in the heartland

Feature

Reviving Burmese Nat Shrines to Protect Myanmar’s Mount Popa National Park

May 8, 2024Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

Climate change activists are turning to religion to save the environment in Myanmar

Feature

How the Hindu Far-Right is Overhauling India’s Schools and Textbooks

May 8, 2024Sabah Gurmat, Kaushik Raj

Hindu nationalists are changing what students learn and what takes place in India’s school systems

Feature

An Amish Farmer’s Court Case and a Curious Coalition of Rightwing Supporters

May 8, 2024Kelsey Osgood

The Amish farm at the center of a political maelstrom ten years in the making

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: Higher Education’s Downsizing of Religious Studies

May 8, 2024Brett Krutzsch

The Editor reflects on the societal effects of institutions eliminating or reducing religious studies courses

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 45: LGBTQ Republicans

April 4, 2024Editorial Staff

The place of LGBTQ Americans within the Republican Party, their response to anti-trans legislation, and what they want for...

Conversation

The Fire to Create the World Anew

April 4, 2024Kali Handelman, Laura McTighe, Deon Haywood

After an arson attack intended to destroy their work, the Women With A Vision collective rose to fight back....

Feature

The Evolution of Pope Francis’s Stance on LGBTQ Rights

April 4, 2024Jamie Valentino

The pontiff’s shifting positions on queer Catholics

Feature

Reaching the Heartland: Gay Republicans’ Message to Religious Americans

April 4, 2024Neil J. Young

How gay Republicans tried to counter the religious right and show Christians it is ok to be gay

Feature

On the Frontiers of Psychedelic-Assisted Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

April 4, 2024Ken Chitwood

Chaplains and religious leaders are working with people to use psychedelics to heal from trauma and have spiritual experiences

Column

More than Missionary: Abortion On Demand

April 4, 2024Gillian Frank

The surprising history of a politically charged phrase

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: Activists Remaking the World

April 4, 2024Brett Krutzsch

The Editor reflects on the activists who continue to fight for a just and equitable world

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 44: Contemporary Christian Music’s Political and Religious Messages

March 7, 2024Editorial Staff

What Contemporary Christian Music reveals about what conservative Protestants envision for the United States and what they want in...

Excerpt

Music to Make People Believe: The Soundtrack of White Evangelical Culture

March 7, 2024Leah Payne

An excerpt from “God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music”

Feature

Crucifying the Musical Christ

March 7, 2024Ian N Mills

The Politics of Jesus’ Death in "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar"

Perspective

Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

March 7, 2024Noah Berlatsky

The film presents Europe’s antisemitism as justification for massive violence

Perspective

From Scrolling to The Scroll: A Model for Learning about Crises that Demand Our Attention

March 7, 2024Sharrona Pearl

Slow learning, based on Jewish textual study and open to everyone, to counter hot-takes and better understand today’s world

Feature

From Puerto Rico to Palestine, with Solidarity

March 7, 2024Ken Chitwood

Exploring alliances between Puerto Ricans and Palestinians

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: On Israel and Palestine

March 7, 2024Brett Krutzsch

The editor reflects on the war in Gaza and where to go from here

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 43: Ex-Evangelicals and U.S. Politics

February 6, 2024Editorial Staff

Why people are leaving white evangelicalism, why those who stay are primed to accept “alternative facts,” and what this...

Feature

My Year of Magical Baby-Making

February 6, 2024Corey Wozniak

Exploring the “Babydust Method” and its connections to religion, both ancient and modern

Feature

Monk Mode: Monastic Living for the Digital Age

February 6, 2024Catherine L. Newell

What is behind apps and hashtags that aim to help people become more productive by being like monks?

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The Revealer Podcast Episode 46: Muslims in Pop Culture

From Ms. Marvel to Ramy: Muslims in American Media

Queer and Religious in the Midwest

Reviving Burmese Nat Shrines to Protect Myanmar’s Mount Popa National Park

How the Hindu Far-Right is Overhauling India’s Schools and Textbooks

An Amish Farmer’s Court Case and a Curious Coalition of Rightwing Supporters

Editor's Letter: Higher Education’s Downsizing of Religious Studies

The Revealer Podcast Episode 45: LGBTQ Republicans

The Fire to Create the World Anew

The Evolution of Pope Francis’s Stance on LGBTQ Rights

Reaching the Heartland: Gay Republicans’ Message to Religious Americans

On the Frontiers of Psychedelic-Assisted Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

More than Missionary: Abortion On Demand

Editor's Letter: Activists Remaking the World

The Revealer Podcast Episode 44: Contemporary Christian Music’s Political and Religious Messages

Music to Make People Believe: The Soundtrack of White Evangelical Culture

Crucifying the Musical Christ

Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

From Scrolling to The Scroll: A Model for Learning about Crises that Demand Our Attention

From Puerto Rico to Palestine, with Solidarity

Editor's Letter: On Israel and Palestine

The Revealer Podcast Episode 43: Ex-Evangelicals and U.S. Politics

My Year of Magical Baby-Making

Monk Mode: Monastic Living for the Digital Age

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