A sociologist explains a congregation's contributions to the local economy.

Churches may someday lose their tax-exempt status. Would that be as bad as it sounds?

In communist East Germany, the church was supposed to be a refuge from the government’s godlike gaze. But the secret police managed to bribe and flatter their way in.

The new HBO take on Phillip Pullman's trilogy explores the brutality of a church’s power without the gospel.

The pre-Christendom church managed to avoid both isolationism and accommodationism. Their model gives us a map for post-Christendom challenges.

The next 10 years will be challenging—but don’t believe the worrywarts.

Since the dawn of Christianity, God's people have been called to be a bridge across the barriers constructed by any given society.

With lay officiants on the rise, Tennessee’s ban spurs religious freedom challenge.

Some congregations will file taxes for the first time to comply with a new 21 percent tax on employee parking.

Shouwang Church, which famously kept meeting outdoors after losing its pastor and worship space, is the fourth major unregistered congregation to be forcibly closed in recent months.

Is this a case of government oppression or the Chinese church coming into its own? How to understand “sinicization.”

A Supreme Court cruelty reveals how we can love our neighbors.

General Roger Brady (USAF, Ret.) thinks soldiers are becoming more religious but the armed forces are more uncertain about religious expression.

On questions of race, religious liberty, and political power, the Baptist preacher should be our guiding light.

German Christians debate whether conservative state’s new law honors or hijacks the core symbol of their faith.

Oklahoma Supreme Court says membership matters most in tortured ex-Muslim’s lawsuit.

Agency revises guidelines due to last year's biggest Supreme Court religious freedom case.

Justice Department’s new 20-point guidance falls between advocates’ hopes and opponents’ fears.

Freedom From Religion Foundation wins first round of rematch over $800 million clergy housing allowance.