Kevin Hart on Contemplation

Contemplation has fallen out of sight in recent decades. For centuries, it was a large part of Christianity, especially Catholicism and Orthodoxy, but since Vatican II (1962–1965) it has not been emphasized. How many times have you heard a homily...

December 27, 2023

Chick-fil-A in the Early Nineteenth Century

Joseph P. Slaughter

The fall semester is wrapping up at Wesleyan University, which includes my fall course Jesus Chicken—a class that explores the intersection of religion and business in America. For those unfamiliar, the course’s title refers to Chick-fil-A—a derisive moniker given to...

January 7, 2022

Leah DeVun in Conversation with Olivia Treynor on The Shape of Sex

Does gender exist in the Garden of Eden? To a modern reader familiar with Christian belief, Adam and Eve may represent the very origin of binary bodies. Leah DeVun’s The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance...

August 14, 2015

Evangelicals and Doomsday: Death By Christian Rock?

Read a guest post on how evangelical Christians and Christian music artists relate to the idea of the end of the world by Shawn David Young, author of GRAY SABBATH: JESUS PEOPLE USA, THE EVANGELICAL LEFT, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN ROCK.

August 13, 2015

Placing Jesus People USA Within Evangelism

Read an excerpt from GRAY SABBATH: JESUS PEOPLE USA, THE EVANGELICAL LEFT, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN ROCK, by Shawn David Young!

August 12, 2015

Religious Certainty and Decision 2016

Read a guest post on evangelical Christianity and the American political process by Shawn David Young, author of GRAY SABBATH: JESUS PEOPLE USA, THE EVANGELICAL LEFT, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN ROCK.

August 11, 2015

On Jesus People USA and the Evangelical Left

Read an excerpt from the Introduction to GRAY SABBATH: JESUS PEOPLE USA, THE EVANGELICAL LEFT, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHRISTIAN ROCK, by Shawn David Young!

June 20, 2014

A Contrarian Life Story

Read “A Contrarian Life Story,” by Elizabeth Malm Clemens, excerpted from ATHEISTS IN AMERICA.

June 19, 2014

Atheists in Love

Read stories by Ethan Sahker and Kristen Rurouni on being in romantic relationships as atheists, excerpted from ATHEISTS IN AMERICA, by Melanie E. Brewster.

June 18, 2014

Musings on My Other Closet and Atheists in America, by Melanie E. Brewster

Read an article on coming out atheist by Melanie Brewster, editor of ATHEISTS IN AMERICA.

June 17, 2014

The Other Closet: An Introduction to Atheism and Coming Out Processes

Read “The Other Closet: An Introduction to Atheism and Coming Out Processes,” editor Melanie Brewster’s introduction to ATHEISTS IN AMERICA.

May 2, 2014

Blood Online

Read and watch more content on Gil Anidjar’s BLOOD: A CRITIQUE OF CHRISTIANITY!

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