A Guide to Religion in America: Finding Stories of Change
This guide aims to provide a wider understanding of change in American religion, pointing to stories and larger trends. Read More
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6-7 Trends to Watch in Religion and Society in 2026
Contradictions are inherent in societal trends. CRCC looks at the up, down and sideways movement across our 10 years of trend analysis. Read More
Keep Christ in Christmas? First, keep Christ in Christian
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. Read More
San Francisco Chronicle: Richard Flory on Newsom and Religion
The San Francisco Chronicle asked Richard Flory how Newsom's religious rhetoric would affect for potential voters. Read More
Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
Similar to Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge how we think about race, religion and belonging in the Americas. Read More
Engaged Spirituality: Stories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration and Pursuing the Common Good
Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026) Read More
A Pastoral Call: Sympathy, Not Empathy, For Charlie Kirk
In this moment of national outrage and community grief, is it possible for Americans across the political spectrum to extend a measure of sympathy — if not empathy — for a young man whose public voice shaped our times, and whose memorial invites reflection? Read More
Why Christians rush to label Charlie Kirk a martyr
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. Read More
By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today
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. Read More
Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
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. Read More
