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On July 1, 2017, the First Baptist Church of Dallas Choir and Orchestra performed a new song, “Make America Great Again,” as part of the “Celebrate Freedom” concert held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

In The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy, Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry offer seven value statements that they use to measure an individual’s adherence to Christian nationalism in order to define the term.

The weaponization of the Bible in the politics of North Africa and West Asia (NAWA) quite often leaves preachers puzzled on how to interpret, preach, and teach these texts in their contexts. Overwhelmed by the region’s complicated history and afraid of saying the wrong thing or being mislabeled, many pastors choose to avoid the matter altogether.

Creating religious artwork was not my initial aim when I first began pursuing art. In fact, I had a conversation with a friend in college who asked me whether my post-graduation hopes included exclusively pursuing opportunities within the church.

On January 21, 2025, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde was the preacher for the interfaith Prayer Service for the Nation at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Held the day after the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, the service was attended by the president and vice president, along with elected officials, public leaders, dignitaries, international guests, and many others.

Praesidere. This Latin word, meaning “to sit before,” stands behind the terms “presider” and “president.”

If you have been in mainline Protestant or Catholic communities over the last forty years, you have likely heard and even spoken these words in corporate worship in this or similar form: The Lord (God) be with you. And also with you.

What is public theology?” This was the question I was asked, somewhat abruptly, by two of my Union Presbyterian Seminary colleagues at a faculty dinner in 2019.