Manuel Mueller-Frank (Oxford): The Role of Religion in the Creation of Economic Societies. Christian Brown and Anthon Eff (MTSU): The State and the Supernatural: Support for Prosocial Behavior. Maximiliano E. Korstanje (Palermo): Ideology and Prejudices: Exploring the Roots of Religion. Edward Dutton on implicit religion. Do all religions share a common thread? A clear-eyed understanding of our religious differences may be the best hope for promoting cooperation among different religions. Holy places should unite humanity; too often, they have the opposite effect. A review of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert Putnam and David Campbell. Religion in a centerless society: An excerpt from Damon Linker's The Religious Test: Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders (and more). An interview with Gabe Lyons, author of The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America (and more). From Paranormal America, here is a table linking paranormal beliefs to various religions in America. A review of The Evangelicals: What They Believe, Where They Are, and Their Politics by Christopher Catherwood. The Reformer: How Al Mohler transformed a seminary, helped change a denomination, and challenges a secular culture. Walking away from church: Organized religion's increasing identification with conservative politics is a turnoff to more and more young adults — Evangelical Protestantism has been hit hard. A review of Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You've Been Told: A Sociologist Shatters Myths from the Secular and Christian Media by Bradley Wright. Preface to anatomy of deception: Mark Jarmuth on how liberals lie about Christianity. How best to respond to the New Atheists: A review of Against All Gods: What's Right and Wrong About the New Atheism by Phillip E. Johnson. A review of Huston Smith’s Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief. What is wrong with fundamentalism, anyway, and is there such a thing as a fundamentalist atheist?
