Editor's Letter Editor’s Letter: To Understand Our World, We Must Understand ReligionFebruary 5, 2025Brett KrutzschThe Editor reflects on the centrality of religion to systems throughout the world
Perspective All Aboard the Orphan Train!February 5, 2025Megan Goodwin, Ilyse Morgenstein FuerstHow the U.S. adoption industry contributes to white Christian nationalism
Perspective The Hindu Way of Life and DivorceFebruary 5, 2025Gargi SenDealing with domestic abuse and divorce in a culture that often doesn’t want to acknowledge either
Feature Against War: The Mysterious Death of Student Protestor, Timothy MacCarryFebruary 5, 2025David GriffithAn anti-war student’s strange death decades ago and how it resonates on college campuses today
Feature The Sacred Steps of Ecstatic DanceFebruary 5, 2025Kathryn Dickason, Rashida Alisha HagakoreA dance movement that is redefining contemporary spirituality
Feature The Resurrection of Todd BentleyFebruary 5, 2025Elena TruebaA popular Charismatic Christian leader’s fall and what his redemption reveals
Review The Questioning Embrace of Doubt and FaithFebruary 5, 2025Robert MonsonA review of “Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible”
Podcast The Revealer Podcast Episode 55: Religion Is Everywhere and Why That MattersFebruary 5, 2025Editorial StaffHow religion shapes our calendars, culture, healthcare systems, and our politics
Excerpt Music to Make People Believe: The Soundtrack of White Evangelical CultureMarch 7, 2024Leah PayneAn excerpt from “God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music”
Perspective Beyoncé Gives Us a Black, Queer, and Spiritual RenaissanceDecember 7, 2023Darnise C. MartinThrough her music, tour, and videos, Beyoncé shares African spiritual traditions and Black culture with the world
Feature Dreaming of a Jewish ChristmasDecember 7, 2023Noah BerlatskyThe beloved Christmas music created and performed by American Jews
Perspective Awakening Islam through Pop MusicMay 9, 2023Shanon ShahMuslim pop music is changing the image of Islam around the world
Perspective Do You Have to Hate Jews to Be a Nazi? Ask Anton WebernMay 9, 2023Noah BerlatskyTo try to make sense of Ye’s antisemitism, we should turn to another musician – in Austria
Feature The Church of Taylor SwiftMay 9, 2023Shira TelushkinThe communal, emotional, and spiritual experiences at the remarkably popular Taylor Swift dance parties