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The Womanist Theology of Katie Geneva Cannon Lives On
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The Private Faith of Black Public Figures, from Ethel Waters to Muhammad Ali
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Is Schism Inevitable for the United Methodist Church?
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The Rise of #Exvangelical
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How Prominent Women Built and Sustained the Religious Right
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Higher Education in a Time of Protest: A Conversation with Robert George and...
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The Politics of Rachel Held Evans
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Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church?
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Time for Deeper Conversations Around “Heartbeat” Bills
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The Vatican Draws a Line on Gender, and Transgender Catholics Push Back
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Behind the Rise of Evangelical Women “Influencers”
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Will Pete Buttigieg Win Over South Carolina’s Black Voters?
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The Democratic Party Is Not Antithetical to Religion
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Who Defines Evangelicalism? An Interview with Mark Noll
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In “Mrs. America,” Conservative Activist Phyllis Schlafly Takes Center Stage
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The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy
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Trump’s Unholy Alliances: An Interview with Sarah Posner
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A Century of Women’s Suffrage
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For Neil Gorsuch, Religious Freedom Hasn’t Gone Far Enough
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Imagining a “Judeo-Christian” Nation
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