The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Russell Powell is part of an ongoing series where we spotlight CSWR scholars and their research.

Political talk is increasingly incendiary. Threats of violence against lawmakers in both parties are on the rise; political epithets like “fascist” and “criminal” fly free. American politics has always been entangled with religion. The breakdowns in American political discourse we’re seeing in the runup to November’s presidential election are entangled with religion, too, just not the religion we assume is usually in play....