Presidential inaugurations exhibit three facets of our civil religion — the priestly, the prophetic and the political — all of which Trump’s inaugural address ignored or transgressed.

Why does every political season feel like a dogfight? It’s true that politics have always been ugly, but the amount of political debate that we are subject to has increased a hundred fold.

With Trump's crusade against DEI, the Christian right is co-opting the language of the civil rights movement to undo its ...

It is a million-dollar question with no real answer. While it is challenging to separate religion from politics, politicians could aim to help their constituents gain a deeper understanding of ...

We disagree so much in this country that it’s heartening to find an idea that nearly everybody supports—at least generally.

Since then, African American churches continue to support faith, and the fight for Civil Rights ... concerns about religion ...

This episode unpacks the clashing allegiances, ideological fractures, and power struggles at the intersection of religion and politics in America today. RNS believes that matters of faith and ...

The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...