Christopher D. Cunningham is the managing editor of Public Square magazine. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and three children.
The benefits of gratitude is so robust there is nearly nothing you could do to encourage more widespread happiness and relieve more suffering than encouraging the daily recounting of gratitude.
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Many have argued that we should vote on policies not behavior. But no matter how we ultimately vote, we must remember that how we treat each other will always matter.
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Much has been said about the Latter-day Saints who dislike Donald Trump, but the story goes back much further and is much more complicated.
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Rather than reflecting a breakdown or departure from our established political system, as many have proposed, I would argue Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is an outcome of long-standing efforts and hard work well within that system.
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Two years since President Nelson requested discontinuation of the term “Mormon” to describe the Church, some journalists still opt to use it. Why?
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Interview with the authors of the new book Contingent Citizens: Shifting Perceptions of Latter-day Saints in American Political Culture. Looking at how Latter-day Saints have been engaged and excluded from politics in the United States since the Church’s inception.
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If we seek to end direct violence without paying more attention to structural and cultural contributors, will we be successful? Not if we’re paying attention to advice from the Book of Mormon.
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However nice it would be to feel unified in our response to COVID-19, there are many ongoing differences in perspective between thoughtful, good-hearted people. Could it help to map out fairly what those disagreements are?
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Rather than defensively dismissing words as false, look seriously at the problems. How can we keep the marketplace of ideas open and functioning?
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America was founded on the principle that “all men are created equal”. Despite calls to isolate or secede, this is worth saving.
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The Supreme Court’s recent decision on LGBT+ employment protections combined with existing religious rights could eventually lead to a “fairness for all.”
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1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction provides valuable scriptural insights by focusing narrowly on the intention of it’s author, Nephi.
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As the coronavirus pandemic is spreading throughout the world, working from home is becoming the new norm — but will it change how we interact?
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Between Coco and The Good Place pop culture sure wants the afterlife to end. Is that because our religious culture isn’t providing a better vision?
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The “biggest religious freedom case” of the Supreme Court’s current term may have more to do with the complicated relationship between courts, regulatory agencies, and state legislators than religion.
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The experience of faith has changed a lot this decade, with some significant changes arguably arising from how faith has responded to the ascendance of the social web.
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If we’re only feeling angrily estranged by the Supreme Court, maybe we’re missing something important. These stories might leave you strangely hopeful.
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Stories of this kind are written to fascinate and engrosse us in the details.
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In an exclusive interview, author Steven Collis talks about his latest book, ‘Deep Conviction,’ and the dialogue surrounding religious freedom.
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