One of the most prominent centers of theological education in the country, Vanderbilt Divinity School has been known for its social justice advocacy. Now students, faculty, and alumni wonder what the ...
Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and ...
The defense secretary’s conscription of Isaiah 6:8’s ‘send me’ to promote military recruitment has also drawn rebukes from Christian Nationalist figures such as pastor/commentator Joel Webbon and ...
NOTE: This piece was originally published at our newsletter A Public Witness. Pete Hegseth’s Bible, like his body, is stamped with two Crusader tattoos. When he was sworn in as the 29th secretary of ...
According to court documents, Feucht sought a donation for his Kingdom to Capitol Tour, which he planned to take to all 50 ...
RNS found at least 25 immigrant pastors were detained, deported or otherwise separated from their churches. While Rev. Esdras ...
After the pastor of a black Baptist church in Virginia tested positive for COVID-19, the church attacked local media for reporting on his case and how he may have put others in the community at risk.
NOTE: This piece was originally published at our newsletter A Public Witness. Pete Hegseth has a new favorite Bible verse he likes to quote in speeches — and it’s not Ezekiel 25:17. In multiple ...
CHRISTIANITY AND THE QUR’AN: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia. By Gabriel Said Reynolds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2025. Xi +271 pages. Christians recognize that their faith tradition ...
THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power. By Brian Kaylor. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2025. 136 pages. There is a debate that has been going on for ...
Standing in the Pentagon for a monthly worship service on March 25, the man who likes to call himself the “secretary of war” prayed for God to pour out righteous wrath in the Iran conflict by helping ...