Articles

A new initiative at CRCC will support journalism and generate insights about the nature of social change and American religion.

This guide aims to provide a wider understanding of change in American religion, pointing to stories and larger trends.

Contradictions are inherent in societal trends. CRCC looks at the up, down and sideways movement across our 10 years of trend analysis.

Empathy is not a soft substitute for holiness; it is the pulse of the Christian, and the Christmas, story, writes a participant in CRCC's Compelling Preaching Program.

Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Charlie Kirk, the right-wing evangelical and political activist, was shot and killed. Almost everyone had something to say. For some, it was that he was a matryr.

For decades, one name was ubiquitous in American evangelical homes: Focus on the Family. And one man’s name was nearly synonymous with it: James Dobson.

Swaggart’s calls for a return to conservative Christian norms live on in today’s world of tradwives, limited access to abortion and calls to repeal gay marriage, writes a scholar of religion.

Faith leaders can exercise their moral voices publicly and preach on critical issues beyond the walls of the congregation by engaging in media work.