The Seven Mountains Mandate calls on Christians to gain influence, or ‘take dominion,’ over seven key areas of culture: religion, family, education, government, media, business and the arts.
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A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
The Undertow tells how the cultural divisions in American society could allow events like the Capitol storming to happen – and how, despite this, Trump is the Republican frontrunner for president.
An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain their positions, others are looking at broader, human rights arguments.
A media scholar who studied Carter and interviewed him explains how he attempted to translate Jesus’ teachings into action through his life of public service.
Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam.’
Growing numbers of young evangelicals and ‘Exvangelicals’ are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed up altogether with mixing faith and politics.
Trump saw a decline in support among atheists, agnostics and voters not affiliated with any religion in the 2020 election.
The number of self-described evangelicals as a share of US population has held steady for the past decade. What is different is that they appear to identify less with church and more with politics.
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.
Some neo-charismatic religious leaders have downplayed the coronavirus.
Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan.
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.
A new book by a Christian thinker is challenging what it means to be an evangelical in Donald Trump’s America.
How did Trump came to be a symbol of national pride for evangelical Protestants who value strict morality and good manners? It has to do with their shared master narrative of white power and domination.
In the past two decades, the fight against human sex trafficking has become an evangelical mission but sex-worker rights advocates have rejected the conflation of sex trafficking and prostitution.
A 19th-century movement, New Thought, came to a have deep influence on the prosperity gospel - that faith could lead one to health and material wealth. What does it tell us about Trump’s faith?
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Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Practice, Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor; Religious and Cultural Studies; Gender and Sexuality; History of Christianity, Concordia University
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Lecturer in Global Religion and Politics, Lancaster University
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Professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee
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Full Professor, Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Doctoral Student, University of Connecticut
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Emeritus Professor of History, UNSW
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Professor, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
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Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University