Lauren Jackson

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  • May 12, 2026
    After decades of declining church attendance and a profound rise in secularism, religion is having a moment in America. Lauren Jackson, the host of the Believing newsletter, talks to...
  • Apr 6, 2026
    The Passover Seder is the most-observed Jewish ritual in the United States. As millions of people gathered on Wednesday evening to retell the ancient story of the Israelites’...
  • Apr 6, 2026
    A bold claim is spreading across the United States, amplified by politicians, preachers and a new generation of religious influencers. Christianity is in the midst of a nationwide...
  • Mar 23, 2026
    A friend and I were sitting at a too wide table this week, talking in hushed tones about something heavy and hard she had been going through. (Hospitals, lots of hospitals.) She told...
  • Feb 9, 2026
    The tech bros spent all week talking about A.I. prophets. We’ve been writing for months now about how chatbots are personalizing worship, replacing chaplains and...
  • Jan 26, 2026
    That floored me — it’s expansiveness, its generosity. It seems so antithetical to this time of emphatic boundary setting. It got me thinking about how I show up for...