Special Issue Editor’s Letter: Religion and Democracy
The Editor reflects on democracy’s fragility and what we can do about it
October 2026 special issue: religion and democracy
Religion and Democracy
October 6, 2026
Special Issue
The Antidote to Christian Nationalism Is Christian
Drawing on research in religious nationalism and democracy around the world, a scholar of American Christianity makes the case...
Is Religious Liberty in America Real?
Anti-Muslim hostility in the U.S. reveals a weakness in American pluralistic democracy
Waiting on November
Muslim migrants trapped in Mexico are pinning their hopes on the U.S. midterms. History suggests they shouldn't.
The Gospel of Peter Thiel
Tech-monarchism and the politics of the Antichrist
Homeschooling for Christian Nationalism
The extremist movement attempting to rewrite America’s Constitution
Skeptic's Corner: The Myth of Meritocracy Is a Dagger in the Heart of Democracy
The secular faith in meritocracy, our democratic religion, is an acid eating through our democratic institutions
The Conservative Youth Pipeline
An excerpt from "Esther’s Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right"
The Revealer Podcast Episode 74: The Tech Industry and Conservative Christian Alliance
Why have wealthy tech industry executives aligned themselves with conservative Christians?