
Tara Isabella Burton
Former Staff Writer, Religion
Latest articles by Tara Isabella Burton


Patterson’s response to the allegations against him says a lot about evangelicals and #MeToo.


The National Council of Churches’ condemnation could spell a resurgence of the religious left.


A new Pew poll suggests trust in the embattled pontiff is plummeting.


A new poll says 71 percent of white evangelicals approve of his presidency.


Wellness used to be aspirational. Now it’s a “responsibility.”

How Hillsong Church transformed Justin Bieber from a bad boy into a Christian family man.


Brett Kavanaugh cites his Jesuit education to defend his integrity. Now a Jesuit magazine has disavowed his nomination.


A Marist poll illustrates how white evangelical culture minimizes the seriousness of assault.


Kavanaugh and his high school friends bonded over a woman’s humiliation. That’s all too common.


Theologian L. Gregory Jones, the dean of the Duke University Divinity School, on why “forgiveness should always be a gift.”