When Jesus was knocked to the mat by Satan, being pounded by the elbows of sin, he did not tap out. So believes Jason David Frank, once a star on the iconic Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, who now markets fight-wear to Christians who love the violent and sometimes bloody sport known as mixed martial arts.
Religious horror, like Chick comics, Hell Houses, and the Left Behind books, moved from the margins in the 1960s to the center by the early 2000s with an assist from a strong anti-pluralism, anti-liberalism, and antipathy to governmental reform.
Televangelism is not the sole domain of the white religious right. In his new book, Jonathan Walton looks at the cultural creativity and impact of black religious broadcasting.
Are believers in God crazy? Are atheists? Philosopher Eric Reitan explains why he finds the ideas of the Dawkins-Hitchens crowd wanting and why readers—atheist or theist—who want to cheer and pump their fists as “their guy” strikes back against the opponent should read something else.
Ten questions for Bron Taylor, whose latest book Dark Green Religion holds that traditional religions are gradually being replaced by more sensory forms of spirituality which promote more sensible, ecologically adaptive behaviors.
