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The Bible's place in the American imagination
Scripture shapes culture—but always through what we bring to it.
by Zen Hess
When we think of religious conservatism, we likely think in terms of slogging through the trenches of the great American culture war. But does the culture war serve as a useful paradigm for understanding religious conservatism?
Frances Taylor Gench doesn't ignore difficult texts about women; she wrestles with them. That's because she is committed to the Bible as scripture.
by Alexandra Brown