Announcement Bar

The analysis you rely on—now easier to find, explore, and connect.
Welcome to PRA and Religion Dispatches’ new website! 
Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Stephen Young

Stephen Young teaches about religion, politics, and ancient culture in the Department of Language, Literatures, and Cultures at Appalachian State University. He is the author of numerous academic articles about about biblical literature, the study of religion, modern evangelicalism, and the Museum of the Bible. Follow him on Twitter: @SLYProfessor

Articles

Religion Dispatches

Donald Trump's Violent Mentality is Quite Literally Biblical

From genocide to sexual violence, it's in there.
One could be forgiven for coming away from Leighton Woodhouse’s “Donald Trump, Pagan King” op-ed in the New York Times with the nagging suspicion that he hasn’t actually read the biblical or ‘Pagan’…
Stephen Young
Article
Religion Dispatches

Biblical Inerrancy’s Long History as an Evangelical Activist for White Patriarchy

Last week saw another clash about women’s (in)equality play out online between leaders in evangelical Christian culture. In the clamor for the high-ground of evangelical legitimacy, something happened…
Stephen Young
Article
Religion Dispatches

White Supremacy Erases Its Violence: The Predictable Blaming of Antifa

Within hours of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, the Republican House Rep and Trump ally Matt Gaetz gave a speech in the House chamber. This is the same chamber that had been under siege by a…
Stephen Young
Article