The Scopes trial has long been depicted as a clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism. But it was also a chapter in the eugenic racism that had become a creed of social elites in the early 20th century.

A Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Is it possible to embrace the idea of a special, evenly divinely ordained mission for America without violating Christian ethical principles?

In "Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson,' Claire Hoffman delivers with a fast-paced page turner on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson. This biography brings into print another review of the achievements and personal failures of this major pioneer of media evangelism.

In 'Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America,' Christian Smith argues that traditional institutional religion has lost its grasp on America—at least among Americans under the age of 50.

The patron saint of 'America' is Edmund Campion, S.J.—for several different reasons.