@neiljyoung.bsky.social reviews Sister, Sinner about the preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, and considers similarities between McPherson’s fans and Trump’s—and why fans don't care when their idol lies. Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”! therevealer.org/american-tri...

In light of recent discoveries about Charlie Kirk's assassination, my latest article released last week with @therevealer.bsky.social highlights some of the trends that are leading Gen Z men toward conservatism, and sometimes far-right radicalization at worst. therevealer.org/tiktok-mascu...

Andrew Monteith investigates the role the Heritage Foundation, the think tank responsible for Project 2025, plays in Trump’s targeting of universities and their strategies to make schools comply. Don't miss "“The Attacks on Higher Education Have Religious Roots”! therevealer.org/the-attacks-...

Episode alert! Tune in to @therevealer.bsky.social #Podcast for an interview with the author of BLACK AND CATHOLIC. Tia Noelle Pratt discusses #Black #Catholics today, racism in the #Church, and more in this timely episode. @tiaphd.bsky.social Listen here: https://bit.ly/47W8xxt

Our September issue is here! With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org

NEW podcast episode: "Black Catholics & Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church" What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

In a world of disembodiment, what can we learn through a new type of celebrity relic? Corey Wozniak explores the soap that contains Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater and how it functions as a modern-day relic. Check out "Horny Relics: Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater and the Longing for Real Presence"!

Wrote about Carl Lentz for @therevealer.bsky.social! You should at least skim it for the pics alone. therevealer.org/how-to-monet...

Our Summer issue is here! With articles on Stephen Miller, Carl Lentz's scandal & rehabilitation, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, Ivan Illich, religious conversion, & white Christian nationalist teens from @nberlat.bsky.social, @suzzzanna.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social & more! therevealer.org

NEW podcast episode! "Protestant Sex Scandals in America" Why have sex scandals been such a common feature of Protestant life in the US? @suzzzanna.bsky.social, author of Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Ten yrs after Obergefell v. Hodges, @jwportwood.bsky.social interviewed Greg Bourke, one of the plaintiffs, about his Catholic faith and the role it played in his fight for marriage equality. Don't miss “Greg Bourke, Gay Catholic Activist, on Why It’s More Important to Stay and Fight”! Happy Pride!

Thank you, @therevealer.bsky.social for this conversation.

NEW podcast episode: "The Rightwing Radicalization of White Christian Boys" @angeladenker.bsky.social, author of Disciples of White Jesus, discusses why teen Christian males are moving further to the right & what to do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. therevealer.org/podcast/epis...

"Borders are religious in the sense that they reckon with human limits. They are sites at which the limits of the human become apparent. They are religious in the sense of having a capacity to summon a sacred American nation without necessarily summoning 'religion.'" - @bethhurd.bsky.social

"The U.S. has often set itself up as a bulwark to protect and expand white Christian dominance, by policing non-white people, by policing Christians, and, not least, by policing who gets to call themselves real Christians, and who does not." - @nberlat.bsky.social

as I talked about here, one reason is that a lot of those migrants are Catholics. The Pope is literally trying to protect his own people, who are under siege. therevealer.org/authoritaria...

So happy to have my review of SABBATH QUEEN in this issue: therevealer.org/making-good-...

therevealer.org/authoritaria... @therevealer.bsky.social

Our June issue is here! Articles on authoritarian Christianity in the U.S., bulldozing Muslim homes in India, the film Sabbath Queen, Latinx environmentalism, & borders & religion from @nberlat.bsky.social, @anujbehal.bsky.social, @helenemeyers.bsky.social, & @bethhurd.bsky.social. therevealer.org

Mary Frances Phillips discusses the spiritual practices cultivated by a prominent member of the Black Panther Party. Don't miss “Spiritual Wellness as a Tool to Combat Racism,” an excerpt from Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins from @nyupress.bsky.social!

How has religious literature provided support for Putin’s regime, including his invasion of Ukraine and antagonism against the West? Be sure to check out Tim Brinkhof’s “The Political Importance of Orthodox Christian Literature in Putin’s Russia” from our May issue!

NEW podcast episode! "Borders, Immigration, & Religion" What are the connections between borders, immigration, & religion? @bethhurd.bsky.social, author of Heaven Has a Wall from @uchicagopress.bsky.social, joins us to discuss the US fixation on national borders. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

Thinking a lot about the banality of evil while watching #Andor and coming back to a piece I wrote for @therevealer.bsky.social on the subject... | therevealer.org/on-the-banal...

Why do food trucks in Turkey distribute sweet, fried balls of dough for free when someone has died and on special occasions? In the "Sweet Taste of Prayer in Turkey," @goreme1990.bsky.social investigates the history of this custom and why it is so popular today.

As abortion restrictions increase, what can we learn from those who risked everything to provide safe abortions before they were legal? Don't miss @gillianfrank.bsky.social's moving "A Life in the Struggle for Reproductive Freedom."

The story of a forgotten abortion provider who risked everything and built one of the most important pre-Roe clinics. My latest for @therevealer.bsky.social therevealer.org/a-life-in-th...

Our May issue is here! With articles on religion & reproductive health providers, Russian religious literature supporting Putin, anti-migrant activity in Punjab, a Turkish food custom, a gay Catholic activist, racial justice spiritual wellness, people leaving religion, & more! (1/2) therevealer.org

NEW podcast episode! "Black Panther Woman, Spirituality, and Today’s Activism" How did spirituality help a prominent Black Panther & what lessons could that offer activists today? Mary Phillips, author of Black Panther Woman from @nyupress.bsky.social, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Melissa Hart reflects on the enormous popularity of Jack Kornfield’s 30-year-old Buddhist lecture series and how those teachings can help people protesting today’s social injustices. Check out “Meeting Chaos with Compassion and Humor through ‘The Roots of Buddhist Psychology’”!

In an excerpt from his new book, "White Property, Black Trespass," @andrewkrinks.bsky.social examines the criminal justice system and considers the religious and racist functions of America’s policing and prisons. Take a look at “Measuring Salvation in Chains and Corpses” from our April issue!

Ben Woollard reviews "Immigration and Apocalypse" and considers its argument about how the book of Revelation has shaped ideas and policies about immigrants and who is an “authentic” American. Check out "Nothing Unclean Will Enter America, the New Jerusalem" from our April issue!

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Big congrats to @gillianfrank.bsky.social for being awarded the 2nd place prize in "Best Commentary" from the Religion News Association for his column "More Than Missionary" about reproductive rights, gender, & religion! Check out his award-winning column here: therevealer.org/column/more-...

Through a nostalgic reflection on a popular Jewish musical group, Matthew H. Ellis explores how his Jewish identity changed as he began to reject Zionism—and where that leaves him today amidst Israel’s atrocities in Gaza and the Occupied Territories. Check out “Son of Safam” in our April issue!

Congrats to @brettkrutzsch.bsky.social & Team at The Revealer on being awarded 1st place in "Excellence in Overall Magazine Religion Coverage" by the Religion News Association for their special issue on The Threat of Christian nationalism. See the great articles here! therevealer.org/issue/octobe...

Exciting news! The Religion News Association awarded The Revealer with its ***1st place prize for "Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage"*** for our special issue on "The Threat of Christian Nationalism." Check out the award-winning issue here: therevealer.org/issue/octobe...

Miguel Petrosky reviews The Violent Take It by Force—by Matthew D. Taylor—and shares why many Christians are prepared for both spiritual and actual battle to defend Donald Trump. Check out “Spiritual Oligarchy” from our April issue! @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social

I wrote a review for @therevealer.bsky.social on @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's "The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening Our Democracy" Taylor's book sheds a clarifying light on an otherwise nebulous religious group to cover. therevealer.org/spiritual-ol...

Maybe, like me, you're feeling just a little bit chaotic right now. Maybe my newest essay in @therevealer.bsky.social will help. With thanks to Jack Kornfield for the inspiration. therevealer.org/meeting-chao...

Our April issue is here! Articles on Jewish identity without Zionism, Buddhism & social justice, Charismatic Christians and their role in MAGA, immigration + religion, the religion of mass criminalization, & more from @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social, @andrewkrinks.bsky.social, & others! therevealer.org

Hafsa Lodi reviews the highly anticipated novel Fundamentally about former ISIS brides and reflects on the novel’s approach to combating Islamophobia through comedy. Take a look at “Shining a New Light on Former ISIS Women through Laugh-Out-Loud Literature” from our March issue!

Thanks to @therevealer.bsky.social for engaging my book and for a great conversation about some of its themes @brettkrutzsch.bsky.social

NEW podcast episode! "Police, Prisons, and the Religion of Mass Criminalization" @andrewkrinks.bsky.social, author of White Property, Black Trespass, discusses why police and prisons exist, if they make the country safer, & religion's place in all of this. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Diana Kruzman investigates the commingling of conservative Christianity and oil and gas corporations to see how religion influences the fossil fuel industry and the country’s resistance to climate change legislation. Take a look at “The Rise of Oilfield Evangelism” from our March issue!

Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat.bsky.social) turns to writer James Hogg to counter the liberal Christian argument that MAGA Christians are distorting Christianity’s true teachings. Be sure to check out “Are MAGA Christians More or Less Christian than Progressives?” from our March issue.

Housing discrimination in India against LGBTQ people and Muslims is legal and rampant. @anujbehal.bsky.social explores this pervasive problem and the strategies people are using to fight back. Don't miss "The Unwritten Rules of Renting in India for Queer People and Muslims."

Anuj Behal explores rampant housing discrimination in India against trans people and Muslims, and the strategies those communities are using to fight back. Take a look at "The Unwritten Rules of Renting in India for Queer People and Muslims" from our March issue!

also! at the Revealer, I wrote about James Hogg’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner as a prescient critique of Christian nationalism (and of progressive Christian responses to Christian nationalism.) therevealer.org/are-maga-chr...

Our March issue is here! With articles on religion in the fossil fuel industry, India's anti-queer housing discrimination, progressive Christians' response to MAGA, a review of a comedic novel about ISIS brides, & more from @nberlat.bsky.social, @anujbehal.bsky.social, & others: therevealer.org

NEW podcast episode: "The People Destroying Democracy" Acclaimed journalist @katherinestewart.bsky.social discusses her new book *Money, Lies, & God*, the groups pushing us to authoritarianism, their fixation on gender & religion, and how we can resist. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.