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Review

Saint Maud and the Terror of God’s Presence

April 7, 2022Christina Pasqua

A review of the horror film Saint Maud and the movie's ideas about religion, gender, and mental health

Series

Catholic Monstrosities, Priests, and Supernatural Dread

April 7, 2022Jack Lee Downey

Part one of a three-part series comparing Catholic horror films and literature to actual horrors committed by the Catholic...

Editor's Letter

April Editor’s Letter: Horror and Religion

April 7, 2022Brett Krutzsch

Which is more frightening, horror films or the current state of our world?

In the News

In the News: Religion in Ukraine and Russia

March 7, 2022Cameron Andersen

A roundup of the best writing about religious life in Ukraine, Russia, and the current war

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 22: Black Christians and Hip Hop

March 7, 2022Editorial Staff

Hip hop’s influence on Black Christianity, the prevalence of Black Christian hip hop artists, and connections between Christian hip...

Excerpt

Finding My Way Back to the Black Church through Hip Hop

March 7, 2022Erika Gault

An excerpt from the book Networking the Black Church: Digital Black Christians and Hip Hop

Feature

Religious Sisters Respond

March 7, 2022Renée Darline Roden

What popular media misses about religious sisters' experiences and why women continue to join Catholic religious orders

Perspective

Prophetic Except for Palestine: On Social Justice and Reform Judaism

March 7, 2022Martha Schoolman

Reform Judaism promotes social justice activism in the United States, but stays mostly silent on Israel's treatment of Palestinians

Perspective

The Buddha at the Bellagio: (Teaching) Religion in Sin City

March 7, 2022Corey Landon Wozniak

The abundance of religion in Las Vegas, from wedding chapels to nightclubs, reveals much about religious life in the...

Column

Not So Sorry: The Pope, Pets, and Childless Couples

March 7, 2022Kaya Oakes

Do childless people owe the pope forgiveness for calling them selfish?

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: The Rabbi Shortage and Religion Outside of Religious Institutions

March 7, 2022Brett Krutzsch

What America’s congregational rabbi shortage reveals about the country’s religious landscape

From the Archive

From the Archive: On Forgiveness, Clergy Abuse, and the Need for New Understandings

February 3, 2022Kaya Oakes

In anticipation of Oakes’ column “Not So Sorry” debuting next month, we are revisiting her award-winning article from 2020...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 21: Hollywood, Movies, and American Jews

February 3, 2022Editorial Staff

A discussion about the place of Jews in Hollywood, how movies can shape Jewish identities, and how films can...

Excerpt

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

February 3, 2022Helene Meyers

An excerpt from the book Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition

Feature

Making Marginalized History Mainstream: Collecting and Sharing South Asian Stories

February 3, 2022Bhakti Mamtora

Through social media, podcasts, and websites, South Asian Americans are claiming their place in U.S. history

Feature

Sex Workers and Spirituality in the Catholic Church

February 3, 2022Travis LaCouter

Sex workers, from prostitutes to OnlyFans stars, have much to offer the Catholic Church if the Church would welcome...

Feature

Grief Reconfigured: Mourning Rituals and Interreligious Community Online

February 3, 2022Adam Willems

A virtual network for mourners in their 20s and 30s who are confronting grief in the pandemic

Feature

Christian Fascism Online and Off: The Proud Boys, The Big Lie, and The Great Replacement

February 3, 2022Jessica Johnson

Devotion to Trump was not the primary motivation for the white terrorism of January 6th, but rather the excuse

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: New at the Revealer in 2022

February 3, 2022Brett Krutzsch

The Editor shares what is coming to the Revealer this year

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 20: Combating Islamophobia in America

December 9, 2021Editorial Staff

A discussion about the ongoing problem of Islamophobia and how to address it

Announcements

Winter Reading Recommendations

December 9, 2021Editorial Staff

Our staff suggests books by recent Revealer writers

Conversation

Sharing Sikh Wisdom with the World: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh

December 9, 2021Kali Handelman, Simran Jeet Singh

Kali Handelman chats with Simran Jeet Singh about his forthcoming book and his work to educate people about the...

Review

The Rise of the Muslim Sitcom

December 9, 2021Kristian Petersen

A review of two new broadcast television comedies about Muslims in America

Excerpt

Humanizing American Muslims

December 9, 2021Caleb Iyer Elfenbein

An excerpt from the book Fear in Our Hearts: What Islamophobia Tells Us about America

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Saint Maud and the Terror of God’s Presence

Catholic Monstrosities, Priests, and Supernatural Dread

April Editor’s Letter: Horror and Religion

In the News: Religion in Ukraine and Russia

The Revealer Podcast Episode 22: Black Christians and Hip Hop

Finding My Way Back to the Black Church through Hip Hop

Religious Sisters Respond

Prophetic Except for Palestine: On Social Justice and Reform Judaism

The Buddha at the Bellagio: (Teaching) Religion in Sin City

Not So Sorry: The Pope, Pets, and Childless Couples

Editor’s Letter: The Rabbi Shortage and Religion Outside of Religious Institutions

From the Archive: On Forgiveness, Clergy Abuse, and the Need for New Understandings

The Revealer Podcast Episode 21: Hollywood, Movies, and American Jews

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

Making Marginalized History Mainstream: Collecting and Sharing South Asian Stories

Sex Workers and Spirituality in the Catholic Church

Grief Reconfigured: Mourning Rituals and Interreligious Community Online

Christian Fascism Online and Off: The Proud Boys, The Big Lie, and The Great Replacement

Editor's Letter: New at the Revealer in 2022

The Revealer Podcast Episode 20: Combating Islamophobia in America

Winter Reading Recommendations

Sharing Sikh Wisdom with the World: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh

The Rise of the Muslim Sitcom

Humanizing American Muslims

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