Liberalism, Mass Media, and the Anatomy of American Cultural Warfare
L. Benjamin Rolsky In no uncertain terms, one could argue that “the personal is the political” established the epistemic foundations for what we today call the Culture Wars.
The Center of the Mormon World: The Hill Cumorah Pageant
Daniel Gorman Jr. By combining Americana, worship, summer vacation, and theater, the pageant is a unique part of our religious landscape.
Annabelle Creation: A Creation Story for Catholic Secret Keeping?
Nicole Symmonds All of this because evil is not destroyed at its root.
When Do Moviegoers Become Pilgrims?
S. Brent Plate The thing is, pilgrimage and tourism are not really that far apart.
Living Sustainably: An Excerpt
A. Whitney Sanford Residents of intentional communities perform bread labor, in part, to resist inequitable and exploitive economic systems, and they aim to create systems that are sustainable in terms of economy, equity, and ecology.
How the Hijab Has Grown into a Fashion Industry
Faegheh Shirazi Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand to champion the hijab.
Getting Religion in the Museum
S. Brent Plate Situated within new globalized flows of commerce, politics, and culture, the relations between religion and museums in the United States become a productive starting point from which to pursue multiple research trajectories in political, social, and cultural life.
Remembering Prince
Mark Hulsether If music or group religious rituals can change the world—and I think at times they can—then the world changed during this performance.
Amor de Dios: A Reflection on Finding the Love of God
Luís León The Penitente brotherhood emerged in Italy and Spain around that time as a fraternity committed to the imitation of Christ’s passion; their signature ritual was self-flagellation.
The Changing Nature of Sacred Spaces
Wendy Cadge Flexibility is evident in many health care organizations where religious symbols have increasingly been removed from traditional chapels and furniture put on wheels to be as versatile as possible.