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The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots

September 4, 2025Andrew Monteith

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is driving Trump’s war on academia

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: How Things are Going at Colleges and Universities

September 4, 2025Brett Krutzsch

The Editor reflects on the current state of American higher education

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 61: Protestant Sex Scandals in America

August 5, 2025Editorial Staff

Why have public sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant leadership in the United States and what...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 60: The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys

August 5, 2025Editorial Staff

What is causing the rightwing momentum among adolescent males in the United States?

Excerpt

From Good Christian Boys to White Nationalists

August 5, 2025Angela Denker

An excerpt from “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood”

Review

In Defense of Organized Religion

August 5, 2025Jillian Cheney

A review of the book “Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion”

Feature

Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney’s Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence

August 5, 2025Corey Wozniak

In a world of disembodiment and loneliness, what can we learn about a new type of relic that offers...

Perspective

The Death and Life of Ivan Illich

August 5, 2025A.W. Strouse

A pilgrimage to the renegade Catholic priest’s grave to find inspiration on how to resist fascists today

Feature

How to Monetize Your Sex Scandal: A Guide for Disgraced Pastors

August 5, 2025Suzanna Krivulskaya

The rehabilitation of celebrity pastor Carl Lentz

Perspective

Stephen Miller Isn’t a Kapo. He’s Much Worse.

August 5, 2025Noah Berlatsky

Calling the Trump advisor a "kapo" misses how much power he has to implement his bigotry

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: Why Did We Move on So Quickly from the Minnesota Assassinations?

August 5, 2025Brett Krutzsch

The Editor reflects on the religious and political environment that enables political violence, and the culture that turns away...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 59: Borders, Immigration, and Religion

June 10, 2025Editorial Staff

Making sense of the United States’ deep investment in and fixation on national borders

Excerpt

American Border Religion

June 10, 2025Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

An excerpt from "Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States"

Review

Abuelita Ecologies

June 10, 2025Catherine L. Newell

A review of “Falling in Love with Nature: The Values of Latinx Catholicism”

Review

Making Good Jewish Trouble

June 10, 2025Helene Meyers

A review of Sandi DuBowski’s documentary "Sabbath Queen"

Feature

The Machinery of Muslim Erasure in Modi’s India

June 10, 2025Anuj Behal

The bulldozer as a violent emblem of a Hindu nationalist state

Feature

Authoritarian Christianity Targets Christians

June 10, 2025Noah Berlatsky

Trump’s Christian nationalism is about policing identity, and many Christians will suffer

Editor's Letter

Editor's Letter: American Jewish Reactions to Trump's Actions and Policies

June 10, 2025Brett Krutzsch

The Editor reflects on the recent poll on how Jewish voters feel about the President and his attempts to...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 58: A Black Panther Woman, Spirituality, and Today’s Activism

May 7, 2025Editorial Staff

Spiritual wellness practices to sustain the fight for racial equality

Excerpt

Americans Leaving Religion

May 7, 2025Ryan T. Cragun, Jesse M. Smith

An excerpt from “Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization”

Excerpt

Spiritual Wellness as a Tool to Combat Racism

May 7, 2025Mary Frances Phillips

An excerpt from “Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins”

Conversation

Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight

May 7, 2025Jerry Portwood

“If everybody just walks away, then the bullies are gonna win, the injustice is gonna remain, and nothing’s gonna...

Feature

The Sweet Taste of Prayer in Turkey

May 7, 2025Lisa Morrow

The Turkish tradition of giving lokma, sweet fried dough, for free to honor the dead and on special occasions

Feature

The Sikh State Built on Migration Abroad Now Wrestles with Migration Within

May 7, 2025Anuj Behal

The rising anti-migrant hostilities in India’s state of Punjab

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The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots

Editor’s Letter: How Things are Going at Colleges and Universities

The Revealer Podcast Episode 61: Protestant Sex Scandals in America

The Revealer Podcast Episode 60: The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys

From Good Christian Boys to White Nationalists

In Defense of Organized Religion

Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney’s Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence

The Death and Life of Ivan Illich

How to Monetize Your Sex Scandal: A Guide for Disgraced Pastors

Stephen Miller Isn’t a Kapo. He’s Much Worse.

Editor's Letter: Why Did We Move on So Quickly from the Minnesota Assassinations?

The Revealer Podcast Episode 59: Borders, Immigration, and Religion

American Border Religion

Abuelita Ecologies

Making Good Jewish Trouble

The Machinery of Muslim Erasure in Modi’s India

Authoritarian Christianity Targets Christians

Editor's Letter: American Jewish Reactions to Trump's Actions and Policies

The Revealer Podcast Episode 58: A Black Panther Woman, Spirituality, and Today’s Activism

Americans Leaving Religion

Spiritual Wellness as a Tool to Combat Racism

Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight

The Sweet Taste of Prayer in Turkey

The Sikh State Built on Migration Abroad Now Wrestles with Migration Within

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