Studies of Religion Need the Corrective Lens of Social Science
Sociology can help us see neglected drivers of religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t lose focus on the beliefs themselves.
From the Rise of the ‘Nones’ to the Indifference of the ‘Never Weres’
A sociologist observes the changing tides of American antireligion.
5 Books That Reveal the Bible’s Influence in American History
Selected by Paul Gutjahr, Ruth Halls Professor of English at Indiana University and editor of ‘The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in America.’
“America’s Book”
Mark Noll on the Bible in public life.
Flea Market Believers
If these biblical literalists don’t go to church, can the Right count their vote?
Church as Civics 101
The robust civic engagement of Protestant clergy