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Guess Who’s Coming to Church: Multiracial Congregations Triple Among Protestants
Sociologists evaluate the progress and future of the evangelical push for church diversity.

Kate Shellnutt | June 22, 2018

Taking the Measure of Trump Country
A writer and a scholar attempt sympathetic portrayals of the president’s rural supporters, but their sympathy only extends so far.

Anne Carlson Kennedy | May 04, 2018

Book Review
Behavioral Science Catches Up to the Bible
Research is confirming ancient wisdom about human nature. But can it really make us better people?

Rob Moll | January 29, 2018

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Not-So-White Evangelicalism: How Conservative Denominations Actually Fare Better on Diversity
Study examines multiethnic friendships and worship among American churchgoers.

Rebecca Randall | December 20, 2017

Science
The Only Bright Spot in American Giving
Research highlights radical giving of poor and unpaid labor of women.

Will Mari | November 30, 2017

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Study: Anti-Christian Bias Hasn’t Grown. It’s Just Gotten Richer.
New research nuances the American church’s “persecution complex.”

Kate Shellnutt | October 10, 2017

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Why Christian Scholars Loved Peter Berger
His sympathetic treatment of faith made him a rock star among Christ-following academics.

D. Michael Lindsay | June 30, 2017

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Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion
(UPDATED) His work 'made all the theologians just want to be sociologists when they grew up.'

Jeremy Weber | June 29, 2017

Women
Why Even Pessimists Can Embrace Hope
A social psychologist explains why fear and hope often work as a team.

Nicole Sheets | June 07, 2017

Women
The Three Myths of Cohabitation
Sociologist Bradford Wilcox reports the surprising results of his new international study on cohabitation and its impact on kids.

Andrea Palpant Dilley | March 29, 2017

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Guess Who’s Coming to Church: Multiracial Congregations Triple Among Protestants
Sociologists evaluate the progress and future of the evangelical push for church diversity.
Not-So-White Evangelicalism: How Conservative Denominations Actually Fare Better on Diversity
Study examines multiethnic friendships and worship among American churchgoers.

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