As Christian nationalism and the far right’s influence on American politics grow, historian Randall Balmer offers a critical examination of evangelicalism and the surprising shifts within its ranks.

If you would indulge me in a mental meander, I thank you! My plan is to end up in church, but we won’t start there. What I’m thinking about is the development of retail and how over time the ...

A conversation with Francis Collins. Editor’s note: Science in Focus is on vacation in July, so we’re going to the archives for science-related pieces from the pages of Books & Culture. This week ...

Judge John T. Raulston holds the decision in the Scopes Trial at the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, July 17, 1925. John Scopes, a biology teacher, was on trial for violating a Tennessee ...

The inaugural Oen Fellowship Lecture at Concordia College will explore "Faith and Evolution: What is at Stake?" John F. Haught, senior fellow in science and religion at the Woodstock Theological ...

I am responding to Richard Morgan's letter entitled "Intelligent design a more complicated notion of faith," (Dec. 18, 2005). First off, I find this letter very offending to me, but I am apologizing ...