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Giving RD The Finger?

Louis A. Ruprecht.

In a recent Christian Century feature presenting the reading habits of some “expert observers of the religion scene,” one expert added a curious disclaimer to his mention of RD.

Response: Is the Centrist Orthodoxy True?

Frederick Clarkson.

Mark Silk's recent analysis of the rift between the "prophets" and the "priests" of the left hinges on the assumption that reaching out to centrist evangelicals will help Democrats. But will it?

Who Are The ‘Religious Progressives’— and Why Use Such an Odious Term?

Hussein Rashid.

In the debate over what it means to be a religious progressive, the terms of the religious right have been adopted and a new way must be forged.

Arguing Liberally: Rift in Religious Coalitions Goes Public

Mark Silk.

A public row threatens to break out between the DC-based “Religious Industrial Complex,” which seeks new Democratic voters, and a small group of rabble-rousers who claim that they’ve compromised their progressive souls in reaching out to religious conservatives. How did it come to this?