Book Talk Books Ideas ‘Jesus Wasn’t This American Corn-Fed God’: Lyz Lenz on Faith, Loss, and Sexism in Rural America The author of God Land discusses misogyny in church leadership—and why so many depictions of Jesus look like Brad Pitt. Lilly Dancyger
News in Brief One-Quarter of Americans Believe Donald Trump Is a Tool of the Devil, According to a New Study The results suggest that our nation's polarization is spiritual as well as political. Tom Jacobs
Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief Twitter Will Remove Dehumanizing Content Against Religious Groups The expansion of the social media company's hateful content policy doesn't go as far as initially promised. Isabela Dias
Book Excerpts Books Ideas I Am a Jewish Arab I was raised on recollections of a lost world that had existed for as long as we could remember—only to end suddenly in my grandparents' generation. Massoud Hayoun
Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief A Huge Cross Can Remain on Public Land in Maryland The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Bladensburg Cross, a World War I monument, has effectively become secular. Rebecca Worby
Social Justice What Role Will Religion Play for Democratic Presidential Candidates in 2020? Pete Buttigieg and Julián Castro have made their faith a pillar of their political platforms, signaling potentially larger shifts within American politics. Chayenne Polimédio
News in Brief The Week in Photos Ramadan Begins (in Photos) More than a billion Muslims around the world began to observe Ramadan this week. Leah Dunlevy
Ideas Special Projects Understanding Gen Z Gen Z Is the Least Religious Generation. Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing. The trend toward non-religiousness in this generation is probably here to stay. The upsides include increasing levels of tolerance. Christel J. Manning
Ideas Special Projects Understanding Gen Z How Gen Z Is Solving America’s Crisis of Isolation Gen Z is remixing and repurposing old spiritual practices to maintain a sense of community. Casper ter Kuile