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.

Perhaps more important than civil religion’s ceremonial or priestly strand is its “prophetic” cord that imparts Americans’ faith in democracy with moral meaning and political substance.

Specifically, both holidays relate to civil wars – and to civil religion as a means of establishing ... Framed as the giving of thanks, it was also a political prophecy: the Union would prevail ...

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.

Post-revolutionary Iran often is depicted as a society devoid and incapable of self-criticism that is dominated by a monolithic view of religion and politics. A revolutionary Islamic ideology is ...

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 ...

On Nov. 1, schoolchildren can attend programs that teach them about civilian and military issues during the Civil War. If you ...