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Reviving Burmese Nat Shrines to Protect Myanmar’s Mount Popa National Park — The Revealer
(Mount Popa in Myanmar. Image source: Travel Authentic Asia) On the morning of December 26, 2023, a transgender…
Queer and Religious in the Midwest — The Revealer
(We Live Here: The Midwest promotional poster. Image source: Hulu) “I desperately miss the church,” Des Moines resident…
Muslims in American Media — The Revealer
(Image from the Hulu series Ramy) The following excerpt comes from Pop Islam: Seeing American Muslims in Popular…
Muslims in Pop Culture — The Revealer
How have media depictions of Muslims been changing in recent years? Rosemary Pennington, author of the new book…
Crucifying the Musical Christ — The Revealer
(Scene from Jesus Christ Superstar. Image source: Austin Chronicle) Historians and theologians have long debated the question of…
The Soundtrack of White Evangelical Culture — The Revealer
(Image source: Alamy Stock Images) The following excerpt comes from God Gave Rock and Roll to You by…
Contemporary Christian Music’s Political and Religious Messages — The Revealer
What are the religious and political messages the massive Contemporary Christian Music industry broadcasts? Leah Payne, author of…
Activists Remaking the World — The Revealer
Dear Revealer readers, In December I was contacted by a reporter for CBS News to do an interview…
Abortion On Demand — The Revealer
(Image source: Getty Images) This past February, President Joe Biden offered a muddled statement on abortion. He disavowed…
On the Frontiers of Psychedelic-Assisted Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care — The Revealer
Ken Chitwood, a religion scholar and journalist based in Germany, has provided an article ready for WordPress integration.…
Gay Republicans’ Message to Religious Americans — The Revealer
(Image source: Illustration by Texas Monthly; MAGA logo: Mark Wilson, Getty; hat: Getty) A few days after the…
The Evolution of Pope Francis’s Stance on LGBTQ Rights — The Revealer
(Image source: Yara Nardi for Reuters) Pope Francis acknowledges my gay identity more than my own grandmother –…