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Christianity in America Politics

Dean: Northern evangelist.

‘Dean’s rhetoric — like his campaign structure — is deeply grounded in the social practices of a branch of radical Protestantism whose tenets still wield power in the structures of Vermont’s government.’

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Christianity in America Sociology of Religion

‘God on the Quad.’

A good cover story in the Boston Globe Magazine about the evangelical trend among MIT and Harvard undergraduates. (It’s a trend I think about often when riding the Red Line downtown to attend King’s Chapel on Sunday mornings. I get off at Park Street with countless young people, who all walk up the steps to […]

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Christianity in America Conservatism Politics

Faith-based pork.

Mary Leonard writes in a front-page Boston Globe article that President Bush’s faith-based initiatives might have the surprising side-effect — yes, you could put quotes around “surprising” and “side-effect” — of picking up a few more votes and helping attract some diversity to the Republican base. And, while the Christian Right is squawking about the […]

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Christianity in America Politics

Wesley Clark’s faith.

Liberal in thought, disciplined and loyal in practice, devoted and small-c catholic in faith.

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Christianity in America Conservatism

Meet the new Falwells.

Albert Mohler, Roberta Combs, Tony Perkins, and Fr. John McCloskey are the people to keep an eye on.

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Christianity in America

Jesus Crest.

‘Christians are terrible at marketing.’

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Christianity in America Journalism

The new Christian Century.

‘Thinking critically, living faithfully.’

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Christianity in America Unitarian Universalism

Betook her own theology.

The other “World” magazine puts the fun back in fundamentalism.

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Christianity in America Culture

‘A role for each of us.’

Jael for tweens.

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Christianity in America Conflict Politics

‘In the eyes of an almighty.’

President Bush talks about his faith and the war in Iraq.