Today’s romance novels spotlight women in control in the bedroom and in their relationships.
- Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Swaggart’s calls for a return to conservative Christian norms live on in today’s world of tradwives, limited access to abortion and calls to repeal gay marriage, writes a scholar of religion.
The pardons strike home for his right-wing religious supporters, many of whom think that Democrats will do anything to quash their faith.
En 1984, el álbum encabezaba las listas de éxitos y Ronald Reagan, que se presentaba a la reelección, dijo ante un público de Nueva Jersey que él y el Boss compartían el mismo sueño americano. Springsteen discrepó vehementemente.
In 1984, the album was atop the charts, and Ronald Reagan, running for reelection, told a New Jersey audience that he and the Boss shared the same American dream. Springsteen vehemently disagreed.
Reagan and Trump − two of the most media-savvy Republican presidents − used religion to advance their political visions, but their messages and missions could not be more different.
A religion scholar explains how Ronald Reagan invoked religion and shifted the American notion of a good society – a vision that might resonate with the politics of today.
The National Prayer Breakfast has been a time to forge friendships. But, as a scholar says, Trump used it to praise his accomplishments, malign his enemies, and thank God for being on his side.
Around this time of the year, the Salvation Army’s red kettles become visible as part of holiday giving. How this British evangelical organization came to the US is interesting history.
With almost 30 percent of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.
In the ‘60s, a Roman Catholic religious order, the Immaculate Heart Sisters, created a new vision of a religious community. Meghan Markle, engaged to Prince Harry, attended the high school founded by the nuns.
A scholar argues that like many sacred books, the popular television show encourages men and women to reflect on their lives and choices.
President Trump gave a speech at the Prayer Breakfast that pledged to be “tougher” in international dealings and protect religious liberty. How does it compare with past Presidents?
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