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Life in Year Now

Life in Year Now

by Scott Korb and Kate Garrick

A pilgrimage in 21st-century Palestine.

Dear god,

Dear god,

by Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou

An angry letter about Haiti from a pissed-off Pentecostal preacher.

The Magnetic Poetry of Fred Phelps

The Magnetic Poetry of Fred Phelps

by Josh Garrett-Davis

How a onetime civil rights lawyer learned that God hates fags.

Liquid Faith

Liquid Faith

by Mark Bergen

Down the road from the Smucker’s factory, a new religion emerges in the living rooms of Latinos in America.

The Hole World

The Hole World

by Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet

Dirt eating in Chimayo, New Mexico.

The Virgin Birth

The Virgin Birth

by Meera Subramanian

By an act of God—or a Petri dish and a bit of cash.

Revelation Road

Revelation Road

by Peter Manseau

After ditching the tour group, he’s got twenty-four hours and seven very important Turkish towns to see.

The 2012ologists

The 2012ologists

by Andrew Marantz

Hollywood flies to Jackson Hole to hash out the apocalypse.

Fuel for Truth

Fuel for Truth

by Kiera Feldman and Josh Nathan-Kazis

Taking the fight against Islamist terrorism to a New York nightclub.

Eureka Springs

Eureka Springs

by Nora Maynard

Gumby the Christ figure looks over a small town in the Ozarks.

Who Will Save Manhattan?

Who Will Save Manhattan?

by Becky Garrison

New York’s summer evangelism season isn’t what it used to be.

The Fake Fire

The Fake Fire

by Samuel Thrope

Searching for an ancient faith in its modern diaspora.

Christian, for All Intents and Purposes

Christian, for All Intents and Purposes

by Ashley Makar

Unpacking religious baggage in Jerusalem.

The Cacophony Choir

The Cacophony Choir

by David Miller and Jeff Sharlet

True tales of a stockbroker seeker, a Christian witch, and a maybe-miracle in Worcester, Massachusetts, by way of Cameroon.

Meeting the Madre

Meeting the Madre

by Alexander Zaitchik

A night high on ayahuasca with the Ashaninka of the Peruvian Amazon.

Spaces of Hope

Spaces of Hope

by Kathryn Reklis

Praying in the Cathedral of Rock.

Shattered Faith in Two Parts

Shattered Faith in Two Parts

by Karen Maezen Miller

Women victims are the latest to find a voice in the Catholic abuse scandal, but who will listen to their song?

The Bright Half of Bhadra

The Bright Half of Bhadra

by Meera Subramanian

In the forests of Rajasthan resides the god of invisible things.