Dion Dennis (BSU): The Politics of American God-Talk, 2010-2012: Government as Sacrament, Government as Sacrilege. Evan Lazerowitz (Georgetown): Caught between Two Worlds: Sephardic Jews and Their Relations with Latinos. The first chapter from Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church by Timothy Matovina. Why are American politicians always switching religions? From Catapult, Larry Edward Kamphausen on government and the imitation of Christ; and God, politics and wisdom: How rulers and subjects conduct themselves politically under whatever system of government they find themselves. The increasingly fraught position of American Muslims: In politics and cultural controversies, the religious minority group is increasingly and unjustly vilified. Are evangelicals a national security threat? A new poll suggests that American Christians (unlike Muslims) are likely to put their faith before their country. More on Michelle Goldberg's Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism. Rule of Lord: The Republican plan to nullify the courts and establish Christian theocracy. The first chapter from Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America's Heartland by Robert Wuthnow. A review of A Queer Thing Happened to America: And What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been by Michael Brown. John Mark Reynolds on why Christians favor small government, and on what evangelicals mean when they say they hear God’s voice. Adam Lee on how we all pay for the huge tax privileges granted to religion — it's time to tax churches. A review of The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common Good by Marcia Pally. A review of Exiting a Dead End Road: A GPS for Christians in Public Discourse. From Newtopia, is America evolving a new religion? David Sehat on five myths about church and state in America. A review of Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between by Jeff Sharlet.
