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The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...

Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens DemocracyKF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...kettering.org

I spoke with Sonia Hazard, Tisa Wenger, and Jeff Wheatley about their new books on religion and US empire in the 19th century, for @immanentframe.bsky.social (ed. by Brook Wilensky-Lanford). Good conversation! Read it! tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/15/b...

Bloody metaphysics: three new books on the 19th centuryCharlie McCrary: One reason I wanted to bring you three and your books into conversation is that they are all […]tif.ssrc.org

Excited to have this article out in the world. Hopefully our framework helps scholars name and study more of what’s happening in contemporary US religion.

Explore the most significant events and people in the history of American religion. The ARDA’s Timelines of American Religion place a wealth of information—including text, pictures, graphs and more—at your fingertips and within historical context.

Interactive Display | Timelines | US ReligionInteractive Historical Timelines of US Religion With Details On People, Events and Movementswww.thearda.com

Reviewing proofs for our forthcoming book 👏👏👏

I'm thrilled to say that we are hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor of Religion in the Islam subfield at Denison University! Please share widely among your networks. apply.interfolio.com/188984

A great opportunity for contingent and independent scholars of religion: $3000 stipend, one-week residency at The Ohio State University (travel and lodging covered), deliver a public lecture and interact OSU community. Deadline: August 15, 2026.

CSR Visiting Scholar Program – Call for ApplicationsVisiting Scholar – Call for Applications The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting scholar program.religion.osu.edu

IT'S ALIVE! Brainstorming, discussing, writing, and re-writing this piece on the "unbundling" of American religion with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social, @jlkucinskas.bsky.social, and @bsteens.bsky.social was the most enjoyable part of the process, but it's gratifying to see it officially "out" in ASR.

Religion Unbundled: Toward a Twenty-First-Century Paradigm for the Sociology of American Religion - Ruth Braunstein, Jaime Kucinskas, Brian Steensland, Daniel Winchester, 2026Much recent sociological work on religion in the United States is written outside the field’s two established paradigms: secularization theory and the 1990s “re...journals.sagepub.com

The ARDA team often hears from ministry leaders and community organizers on the impact of the Community Profile Builder. We recently interviewed two Indianapolis-based leaders who use the resource to understand the neighborhoods in which they live and serve. Read the full article:

Context for Community Engagement: ARDA’s Community Profile BuilderAhead of the Trend Article - Title: Context for Community Engagement: ARDA’s Community Profile Builder ; Date: 2026-06-30www.thearda.com

New Ahead of the Trend column from @religiondata.bsky.social shows there is really no evidence that huge swaths of the country think that having a “Christian country” is very/extremely important (33%). For Evangelicals, though, it's 68%. www.thearda.com/categories/a...

The Louisville Institute is now accepting applications for grants (up to $55K) and fellowships (up to $150,000) supporting work at the intersection of church and academy. Grants: louisville-institute.org/programs-gra... Fellowships: louisville-institute.org/programs-gra...