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Sinners and saints

Middle Ground with Jerry Falwell?

Middle Ground with Jerry Falwell?

by Aaron Leonard

An interview With Gina Welch, author of In the Land of Believers.

Fluent in Silence

Fluent in Silence

by Stephen Prothero

Was J.D. Salinger crazy—or just quiet?

Cornel West: Truth

Cornel West: Truth

by Astra Taylor

A drive through Manhattan with a jazzman in the world of ideas crammed in the back seat.

The Calling of Reverend Billy

The Calling of Reverend Billy

by Nathan Schneider

Why in tarnation is a performance artist running for mayor of New York City?

Better Than a Thousand Months

Better Than a Thousand Months

by Ashley Makar

The holiest night of the year for a Nuyorican Muslim.

The <em>What</em> of God?

The What of God?

by Nathan Schneider

A chat with Robert Wright on his new monster, The Evolution of God.

You’re Not in Oz, Anymore

You’re Not in Oz, Anymore

by Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet

From Believer, Beware: the KtBniks meet a real witch in Kansas.

Heartland Liturgy

Heartland Liturgy

by Anthony Easton

Rocking out to hymns and ordaining gay pastors: an interview with Lutheran singer-songwriter Jonathan Rundman.

The Colorful Apocalypse

The Colorful Apocalypse

by Greg Bottoms

What does it take to be an “outsider artist”? Brushes, paint, and revelation.

Satan is Real

Satan is Real

by Lorin Stein

Ira Louvin, a drunkard, a brute, and one half of Elvis’ favorite gospel duo, sang in a tenor that pioneered the place of sin close to the heart of country music. A 6/6/6 special from the KtB archive.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Evangelical

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Evangelical

by Jeff Sharlet

Jonathan Edwards and the making of America.

The Marquis de Sade and St. Valentine

The Marquis de Sade and St. Valentine

by KtBniks

The Marquis de Sade, sexual liberator or sexual deviant? And St. Valentine, patron saint of lovers and the original international man of mystery.

Charles Keating and St. Cecelia

Charles Keating and St. Cecelia

by KtBniks

Charles Keating, one of the masterminds behind the Savings & Loan rip-off of the 1980s, and St. Cecelia, patroness of musicians.

Do the Right Thing, Damn It

Do the Right Thing, Damn It

by Scott McLemee

America’s leading theologian on laying bricks and taking the Lord’s name in vain.

Save Me Somebody: Bruce Springsteen’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Covenant

Save Me Somebody: Bruce Springsteen’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Covenant

by Cornel Bonca

The Boss will take you to the river if you help him get there.

High Lonesome Theology

High Lonesome Theology

by Lorin Stein

Elvis’ favorite gospel singer builds a twelve-foot devil and puts sin in its place.