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Hollis Phelps

Hollis Phelps is an associate professor of interdisciplinary studies at Mercer University, in Macon, GA. He writes regularly on the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

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Religion Dispatches
A recent journal study found that the majority who use the psychedelic DMT do so for the expressed purpose of spiritual exploration. Will that kind of data hurt the prospects for the future study of psychedelics?
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Religion Dispatches
This week dozens of prominent evangelical leaders gathered at conservative Wheaton College, in Wheaton, IL, to address the “grotesque caricature” of their faith in the Trump era. The organizer of the…
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Religion Dispatches
In the Atlantic this morning, Jonathan Merritt writes a bemused narrative of this week’s evangelical about-face as, one by one, the biggest names in conservative Christianity fall in line behind…
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