Sightings Articles

The Matter of Sovereignty -- Martin E. Marty

"Sovereignty" is at issue in many Protestant contentions over religion in American public life. The vast majority of American Christians believe that God is somehow sovereign over all. But most of them relate this faith to theories of governance in w...

May 6, 1999

The Argument About Holocaust Studies -- Martin E. Marty

One of the most heated public controversies over a religious theme in America has to do with Holocaust studies. And none has been more heated and more public than that between Gabriel Schoenfeld, a senior editor of COMMENTARY (published by the Amer...

May 4, 1999

Who is the Religious Left -- Martin E. Marty

What remains of religion on the left? As we monitor the public expressions of American religion, we notice those dubbed "the right" regularly charging that "the left" runs American culture, politics, and religion. Exactly who makes up this left? Davi...

April 30, 1999

Who Is the Religious Left? -- Martin E. Marty

What remains of religion on the left? As we monitor the public expressions of American religion, we notice those dubbed "the right" regularly charging that "the left" runs American culture, politics, and religion. Exactly who makes up this left? Davi...

April 30, 1999