More than 100 Black churches across the South were targeted from the 1950s-70s. Another wave of violence followed in the ‘90s – and there have been attacks in recent years, too.
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American churches could not rely on the state for financial support. Private philanthropy helped them survive – and shaped the country’s religious diversity today.
Many faith groups supporting immigrants root their mission in the idea of ‘accompaniment,’ which springs from Catholic social teaching.
Divine Playhouse, a queer arts venue in a deconsecrated church, was forced to close its doors in Sydney last week. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The increasing percentage of Americans who are not married or in a long-term partnership is testing employers, marketers and religious institutions.
A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.
Women’s preaching is controversial in some Christian denominations – but key to the biblical story of Jesus’ resurrection.
Tragedies like the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan are part of a longer pattern.
There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but Republicans have tried to get rid of it before.
Queer Christians often hear a message that they’ll be accepted in conservative churches so long as they deny part of themselves.
Followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up a small minority of the Australian public. Historically, new temples haven’t been well-received.
Churches cannot repent for their long-standing history of anti-Judaism and antisemitism by remaining silent on Zionist ethnonationalism and the oppression of Palestinians.
New developments, including the increasing diversity of faith communities and the advent of worship through streamed services, have rendered the IRS definition of a church outdated.
Many houses of worship no longer need as much space as they once did, or struggle to keep up with the bills. For some, redevelopment to include housing provides a new way to live out their mission.
Two scholars of nonprofits explain what is and isn’t permissible.
A fire that destroyed St. Anne’s Church in Toronto serves as a reminder that cultural legacy needs to be conserved and protected from disaster.
The building was celebrated for murals by Group of Seven artists and designated a National Historic Site, yet has struggled to pay to renovate its leaking roof.
Some churches operate huge business enterprises and collect rent on extensive property holdings. This income isn’t taxed.
A stained-glass window, which shows Jesus as a Black man for the first time, tells a story not only of race but of gender, class and ethnicity.
In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins – that are exposed and damaged by the digging of trenches.
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of American Religious History, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Associate Professor of Art History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Director, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Lethbridge
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Director of Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, Calvin University
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Professor of Music, University of New Hampshire
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Professor and Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art, Department of Art History & Art Conservation, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Bard Early College
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Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross
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Medical Anthropologist & Public Health Specialist, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, University of the Witwatersrand
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Consultant and Associate Professor of Theology, Australian College of Ministries, Sydney College of Divinity, University of Divinity
