Kaya Oakes

A woman disappears, “taken by wind.” A one-eyed priest frantically carves a feminine-looking crucifix for an abbey chapel, hoping it will absolve his sins. A group of nuns hides a text of mystical…

In 2020, the rise of the so-called religious “ Nones ”—those who claim no religious affiliation—has evolved from a story of interest to a small niche of readers into an entire genre on the religion…

I was happy to let the story pass under the radar and to move on, but I felt, as a journalist, I needed to set the record straight.