Commentary

The Supreme Court’s abortion decision is based on a myth. Here’s why.

With Lauren MacIvor Thompson, Washington Post, June 24, 2022

Anti-abortion laws are an attack on religious freedom. With Tisa J. Wenger, 360info.org, July 11, 2022.

Protestants and the pill: How U.S. Christians helped make birth control mainstream. The Conversation, May 24, 2022.

To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the “December dilemma.” The Conversation, December 15, 2021.

Review of Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice, by Rachel B. Gross. Moment Magazine, January 2021. 

“A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers,” with Samuel Boyd, The Conversation, June 5, 2020.

“The December Dilemma: Less Oy, More Joy,” The Revealer, December 10, 2019.

“For decades, women on the Pill suffered. They didn’t have to,” with Lauren MacIvor Thompson. Washington Post, February 7, 2019. 

“Teaching with the Immanent Frame,” The Immanent Frame, September 20, 2018. 

“The Convergence of Passover and Easter Can Leaven (or Unleaven) the Interfaith Family’s Holiday,” Religion Dispatches, March 29, 2018. 

“Believer, Religious Studies, and the Public,” The Immanent Frame, July 6, 2017.

“Christmas and Hanukkah, Together Again,” Religion and Politics. December 20, 2016.

“Interfaith Kids Are Still Being Raised Jewish. Here’s How.” The Forward. October 26, 2016.

“Interfaith Marriage Literature in 2013: A Year in Review.” Religion and American History: A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. January 7, 2014. 

“Oh Chrismukkah Tree, Oh Chrismukkah Tree!” Religion and American History: A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. December 7, 2013. 

“Nicki Haley and the Construction of South Asian Identity,” Religion and American History: A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture, July 12, 2010.

“Big Vampire Love: What’s So Mormon about Twilight?” with Anthony Petro, Religion Dispatches, December 4, 2009.