Sightings Articles
The Problem with Freedom from Religion
Laïcité must reckon with the continuing impact of French colonial history ...
March 8, 2021
The 1776 Report: Mind the (Religion) Gap
The revealing omissions in Trump's revisionist history of American Christianity ...
February 25, 2021
Time in a Prophetic Frame
Many voices in America today claim the mantle of prophecy; the differences between them are illuminating...
February 22, 2021
The Mythology and Mythologies of the Great American Novel
The roots and dangers of the quest for America's literary masterpiece...
February 15, 2021
Why White Evangelicals Stuck with Trump
What polling data tells us about why White Evangelical support for Trump was undiminished in the 2020 election...
February 11, 2021
Monuments, Memorials, and the Resacralization of Space
The landscape of public space shapes collective understandings of the past...
February 8, 2021
The Blessed Return of Going Through the Motions
President Biden's inauguration and the rituals of normalcy...