conspiracism

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization—how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?” It was…

In case you’re thinking that Ukraine is the only place in the world where Orthodox Christianity is entangled in a global hotspot, please turn your eyes to Jerusalem. Two days ago, following an…

When a church announces what’s called a Jericho March (or a Jericho Walk), you might picture congregants praying, walking around a building, trumpets blasting and an odd gospel song. You might forget…

The Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic has become a perfectly likely hero in the international movement against Covid-19 vaccinations after his battle with Australian officials ahead of the…

Almost as soon as the tear gas cleared from the Capitol grounds on Jan 6, multiple stories emerged. About what happened, and when, and who was responsible. A year later, we can look back and see that…

From fighting White Evangelical Racism to searching for A Wider Type of Freedom, here’s what PRA’s been reading in 2021.

Taylor Caldwell’s novels, published in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, breathed life into anti-Communist conspiracy theories and motivated right-wing women to take political action with lasting impact today.

After 60 years at the helm of his Christian Broadcasting Network, and 55 hosting its signature “news” magazine broadcast, The 700 Club , the 91-year-old Southern Baptist minister and Christian media…

Over the last year, I’ve scrolled past social media posts by members of diverse religious backgrounds and political opinions. However, because my ethnographic research is based in Mormon…

Conspiracy theories around 9/11 are some of the most widespread and longest lasting in U.S. history and represent the first wave of conspiracy to spread via a combination of new and old media at the dawn of the internet era.