Spiritual Politics
Trump disqualification case has shaken up American civil religion
By Mark Silk — February 6, 2024
(RNS) — Liberals and conservatives have switched sides.
In new book, Tim Alberta sees another way for evangelical Christians in politics
By Mark Silk — January 30, 2024
(RNS) — His new book summons fellow evangelicals to reclaim their faith.
Does the Constitution depend on morality and religion?
By Mark Silk — January 16, 2024
(RNS) — A cautionary tale from John Adams.
Why didn’t President Biden kick off his campaign at Gettysburg?
By Mark Silk — January 8, 2024
(RNS) — The comparison to outright Civil War was likely too dangerous.
What Christian moral theology has to say about Trump’s eligibility for office
By Mark Silk — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — It's akriveia versus oikonomia.
Suppose Adam and Eve had said they were sorry
By Mark Silk — December 28, 2023
(RNS) — Would it have made any difference?
How anti-Zionism became anti-Judaism
By Mark Silk — December 19, 2023
(RNS) — Once dismissed by many Jews, Zionism has become part and parcel of the lived experience of Judaism.
Americans are becoming less spiritual as well as less religious
By Mark Silk — December 11, 2023
(RNS) — But you'd never know it from the latest Pew survey.
On urgent issues, US Catholic bishops should follow the pope’s lead
By Mark Silk — December 4, 2023
(RNS) — Catching up with Francis on climate as well as democracy.
Hindu nationalists notwithstanding, barring caste discrimination is not anti-Hindu
By Mark Silk — November 29, 2023
(RNS) — A new federal court decision said it found no evidence of bias in Cal State’s policy.
Is American media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war biased?
By Mark Silk — November 21, 2023
(RNS) — The difference between U.S. outlets and Israeli ones is a matter of hope.
An American Catholic bishop gets a deserved heave-ho from the pope
By Mark Silk — November 13, 2023
(RNS) — Even under Francis, there’s a limit to what prelates can say.
The Christian hard line on abortion dooms the GOP
By Mark Silk — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — It’s no longer a political question, but a summons to spiritual warfare.
Pope Francis sets the table for the upcoming climate summit
By Mark Silk — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — What he has to say when he gets to Dubai.
The evangelical Christian activist who is now speaker of the House
By Mark Silk — October 30, 2023
(RNS) — Does Mike Johnson’s Bible-based worldview stop at the border?
Mark Silk
Spiritual Politics
Mark Silk is Professor of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College and director of the college's Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. He is a Contributing Editor of the Religion News Service
