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In the midterms, some religious voters may be motivated by the argument that if abortion is funded with tax dollars, it makes them personally complicit in sin.
Despite a growing number of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power – putting the US at odds with other global democracies.
If you think of Latino voters as left-leaning Catholics, think again.
Many Republicans have wrestled with whether to embrace Donald Trump and his brash political style. Latter-day Saints are an especially telling example.
Trump and Bolsonaro use religion in similar ways, but there are key differences between the two countries’ evangelical communities – and politics.
Morrison’s religion and his government’s disastrous attempt to legislate a religious discrimination bill stirred up renewed public debate about the relationship between religion and politics.
Distrust of government blended with strains of Christian fundamentalism can produce a violent form of Christian nationalism, a scholar explains.
Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly about the topic, a biblical scholar explains.
A scholar of Japanese religion explains the connections that Japan’s political parties have with several religious groups and how religion is tied in with the legacy of Shinzo Abe.
Many religions have been used to prop up nationalism, and Catholicism is no exception, as a Jesuit priest and scholar explains.
World War II has a central place in Russian nationalism. Its importance is written all over a new cathedral dedicated to the nation’s armed forces.
Religion plays an important role in expansive views of Russian nationhood. But faith has played a role in Ukrainian nationalism, too.
The war in Ukraine is just the latest chapter in a long, tangled relationship between the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church.
To understand Russia’s war in Ukraine, look to the blend of religious and militaristic nationalism under Putin – on full display in the Church of the Russian Armed Forces.
Race, politics and religion have a long and tangled history in the US. And it all comes together each week in sermons across the country.
The author set out to understand how the faith of displaced LGBT people in South Africa has evolved over time, and how religion has shaped their experiences of displacement.
Joe Biden may be only the country’s second Catholic president, but a long line of U.S. leaders have met with popes over the years.
COVID-19 has intensified wanderlust – but also the need for mindful, ethical travel.
Race and religion have intertwined since the earliest days of the US. Critical race theory can explore how white supremacy has operated through religious establishments.
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Professor of Practice, Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of History and African-American Studies, University of Montana
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Professor of Religious and Theological Studies, St. Edward's University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
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Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Baylor University
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Anthropologist & Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing Communication, Emerson College
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Professor of history, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Modern History, Monash University