Religion

How Heaven Became a Secular Word

A new movie shows how difficult it is to portray the afterlife in a non-religious culture.

• Emma Green
• September 10, 2015

Kim Davis Is Winning

The Rowan County Clerk’s resistance to the erosion of religious liberty is reenergizing the broader movement.

• Emma Green
• September 9, 2015

The Vatican’s New Policy on Annulments: The First Hint of Shake-Ups to Come

On Tuesday, Pope Francis made official reforms in Church law on marriage. But what happens next will be even more important.

• Emma Green
• September 8, 2015

The Secret Christians of Brooklyn

At St. Lydia’s church, every service is a dinner party, and believing in Jesus is counter-cultural.

• Emma Green
• September 8, 2015

Catholics Who Aren’t Catholic

One in 11 Americans say that they’re Catholic—but that Catholicism isn’t their religion.

• Lincoln Mullen
• September 8, 2015

Why Every Church Needs a Drag Queen

A tattooed, profanity-loving Lutheran pastor believes young people are drawn to Jesus, tradition, and brokenness.

• Emma Green
• September 3, 2015

Why Do Evangelicals Support Donald Trump?

The brash Manhattan billionaire would seem to stand for values they despise—yet conservative Christian voters are flocking to his campaign.

• Jonathan Merritt
• September 3, 2015

What It's Like to Be a Prison Chaplain

Life ministering to inmates for the Oregon Department of Corrections

• Emma Green
• August 17, 2015

The Freakishness of Christianity

What would the American culture wars look like if they were less about “values” and more about Jesus?

• Emma Green
• August 4, 2015

Can Religion and Science Coexist?

A new book by the evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne tackles arguments that the two institutions are compatible.

• Jeffrey Tayler
• July 4, 2015

The Origins of 'Fundamentalism'

The word came into popular usage in the 1920s, but it’s used quite differently today.

• Matt Thompson
• June 30, 2015

Jeb Bush Tries to Push the Pope out of Politics

The former Florida governor suggests that the pontiff shouldn’t weigh in on climate change—again flubbing a predictable question.

• Peter Beinart
• June 17, 2015

Why the Pope's New Climate-Change Doctrine Matters

Francis has been preparing an official text on the environment for over a year. An Italian newspaper leaked an early version of the document—here’s what’s important to know.

• Emma Green
• June 15, 2015

American Religion: Complicated, Not Dead

A new survey suggests that more people of all ages are choosing their own beliefs.

• Emma Green
• May 12, 2015