Waiting for the Savior
History is full of dynamic religious leaders who were not, in the end, the messiah.
579 Article(s) by: Editors
The NLRB’s Book of Exodus
A little-known ruling has crushed unions at religious colleges and universities all over the country.
Labor’s Great Awakening Continues
After a year of huge strikes and rising militancy, workers look to carry the momentum forward into 2024.
Peoples Temple 2.0
South Korea is home to hundreds of Christian offshoots. Many of these groups are more cult than church.
(More) Church Conversions
Even in Europe, where so many have fought and died for Christianity, the churches are closing their doors.
God’s Own Country
Global religious demographics are in the midst of a slow but inexorable shift.
Losing My Religion
In a region of high inequality and Catholic dominance, Uruguay is twice an outlier.
Wahhabism on Wheels
Saudi Arabia exports oil and Islamic fundamentalism around the world.
Megarich Megachurches
Everything about Nigerian Pentecostalism is huge — the churches, the checkbooks, and the political clout.
Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!
Meet the princely imam financing neoliberal development in Central Asia.
Richer Than God
Sophisticated Wall Street tactics have blessed the LDS Church with billions.
The Divine Right
Studying the Holy Scriptures with the leading lights of the GOP.
Issue 53: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
Israel’s Useful Idiots
With the war in Gaza, it seems only one side’s blood and pain gets much attention in the US media.
God Complex
Evangelical Christians are major supporters of Israel — because they think its existence heralds the Second Coming of Christ.
The Big Red Hymn Book
Some working-class anthems are sung to the tunes of Christian hymns.
The Epoch of the Epoch Times
Their business is attacking China and promoting right-wing political tropes — and business is booming.