I have three adult children. In the last two months, all of them have talked to me about whether they like their jobs enough. Conversations often begin with questions, either explicit or implied, like “Am I passionate about my work?”…
To understand a faith, first understand the people who practice it
Earlier this summer, I was in Salt Lake City on production for “Undivided,” a planned new TV show about American religions that I’m hosting. In Salt Lake I met with Latter-day Saints, known widely as Mormons — a term that…
Jerusalem freezes Greek Patriarchate’s finances in latest squeeze on Holy Land Christians
The city of Jerusalem earlier this month froze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the church body that represents around half of all Palestinian Christians and is a major landholder in Israel.
Christ Renews Our Minds, not Our Brains
What exactly am I? And what are you? The nature and essence of human beings is one of the most widely discussed and hotly debated topics not just of our time but arguably of all time.
2024 Election Post-Mortem: Nothing in Particulars
When I talk about the size of the “nones,” I see this really interesting conflict play out among the scores of non-religious people in the United States. Whenever I show a graph that indicates that people with the most education…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican’s lakeside estate…
Twelver Shiism – a branch of Islam that serves both as a spiritual and political force in Iran and beyond
Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is the second-largest tradition within Islam overall, following the Sunni tradition.
Pope Leo XIV’s First 100 Days: A Listening Papacy In The Making
The first 100 days of a U.S. president’s term are a widely recognized milestone, often scrutinized for signs of momentum, direction or policy implementation. But the same metric, when applied to a newly elected pope, serves a very different purpose.
‘There really is no escape’: Faith leaders help immigrants face court as ICE arrests rise
San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido noticed the way a father held his young daughter and stood close to his wife and teenage daughter in the courtroom. The love and care they had for each other was palpable on Tuesday…
On the Use and Abuse of Christianity for Life
Julius Krein is the founder of American Affairs, a journal that since its debut in 2017 has envisioned, largely through wonkish, graph-heavy articles on the arcana of industrial policy, what the possibilities might be for a rational version of economic nationalism. Trump’s re-election…
Pope Leo XIV has the chance to build upon 60 years of Catholic-Jewish friendship
On June 13, 1960, Jewish historian Jules Isaac had a momentous audience with Pope John XXIII. That day, he related findings that he would go on to publish in The Teaching of Contempt: Christian Roots of Antisemitism, which focused upon three core Christian…
Viral CNN Segment Highlights Disturbing Christian Movement. Bible Scholars Have Thoughts.
A recent CNN segment about controversial pastor Doug Wilson has prompted pushback from religious scholars and advocates who believe that his brand of patriarchal Christian nationalism does not align with the teachings of Jesus ― yet is increasingly shaping political and cultural life in…