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What inspired you to write PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical Empire? I was fascinated by how fast PTL grew and how quickly it fell apart. What I really wanted to know…

Author Daniel Grano answers RD’s 10 Questions

Author Michelle Lelwica answers RD’s 10 Questions

There’s a lot happening in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the weekend of August 18. The town is hosting cast members from The Walking Dead and JEM at a local Comic Con; the director of the Vatican Observatory…

The Arch City Religion Project is one of the latest digital means of mapping (and remapping) American Christianities and American religions more broadly.

It’s possible, I guess, that contracts are being signed in blood at Condé Nast headquarters. But I doubt it.

“The shallow connections you facilitate and use to milk people out of some cash, also makes them less likely to participate in the actual justice work that would eliminate poverty and injustice.”

The house was more than just a clever marketing ploy, it was an innovative vehicle for movement-building.

“Being conscious of your mind and body isn’t something that should be exclusive to white people.”

What audiences learn by the end of the film is that evil cannot be located in a single demigod, villain or agent.