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The Last Religion
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Once president, he would...
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May 2, 20235 min read


Subverting Dominant Narratives about Early Christianity: An Interview with Georgia Frank
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially...
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Mar 7, 20239 min read


How Israel’s Ultranationalist Religious Far-Right Benefited from the Country’s Divide
What if Marjorie Taylor Greene was appointed US Vice President and Alex Jones Secretary of State? This would almost be unthinkable at the...
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Mar 7, 20236 min read


The Black Church and Leftist Political Organizing
The Christian church plays a significant role in the lives of Black people across the United States. 97 percent of Black adults believe...
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Oct 26, 20225 min read


Religion, Politics, and Truth: An Interview with Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn is one of the world’s leading academic philosophers. Over the course of his extensive career, Mr. Blackburn has taught at...
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Jul 13, 20218 min read


Investigating the Political Potency of Christian Nationalism: An Interview with Andrew Whitehead
Andrew Whitehead is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Co-Director of the...
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Mar 1, 20215 min read


Combining Cultures: Grappling with efforts to Germanize Islam
The German government’s historical record of integrating Muslim migrants is less than stellar. The 867,000 mostly Turkish-Muslim “guest...
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Jan 8, 20215 min read


Preaching Preservation: Religious Leaders and Climate Change
Water scarcity currently affects billions of people worldwide. In the coming years, it is expected to become increasingly severe due to...
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May 28, 20204 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: David Thibodeau [Part 2]
*Part one of this interview is located here. David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian...
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May 5, 20208 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: Gary Noesner [Part 2]
*Part one of this interview is located here. Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch...
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May 5, 20209 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: David Thibodeau [Part 1]
David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians...
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Apr 28, 202013 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: Gary Noesner [Part 1]
Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch...
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Apr 28, 202010 min read


One Nation Under God: Prayer in the U.S. Federal Government
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom...
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Mar 2, 20194 min read
Pricing the Stars: The Commodification of Astrology
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with...
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Dec 5, 20183 min read


The Never-Ending Story
On August 14th, 2018, the Pennsylvania grand jury issued a report detailing the cover-up of more than 300 predator priests involved in...
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Oct 16, 20185 min read


A Faith Repressed: The Future of Chinese Christians
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power in China in 1949, about a million Christians lived in the country. In contrast to the...
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Apr 18, 20184 min read


Kill the Johnson Amendment
On September 2, 2016, thousands of American pastors and across the country took to their pulpits as part of the annual “Pulpit Freedom...
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Oct 27, 20178 min read


BPR Interviews: Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, best known for her novels Gilead and Housekeeping as well as her...
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Dec 16, 20164 min read


Preaching to the Choir: Does the IRS limit free speech?
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an...
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Nov 6, 20169 min read


Cultural Destruction: A Crime Against Humanity
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine...
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Oct 25, 20164 min read
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