The Religion Behind Wellness Trends
Liz Bucar’s new book argues that today’s wellness boom repackages spiritual practices—yoga, mindfulness, psychedelics—without acknowledging their religious origins. She contends that stripping these traditions of their ethical frameworks and communal roots reduces them to short‑lived dopamine fixes. By re‑introducing the underlying religious context, practitioners could achieve deeper, more sustainable well‑being. Bucar also balances criticism of institutional religion with a call to harvest its centuries‑old wisdom for secular audiences.
Trailblazing Gay Evangelical Activists
William Stell’s new Princeton University Press book, *Born Again Queer*, uncovers a hidden chapter of U.S. religious history: evangelical activists who, in the late 1970s, argued that gay Christians could belong fully within evangelical churches. The work profiles four key...
Vaccine Hesitancy Is More Like a Religion than a Disease
In September 2025 HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged states to safeguard religious exemptions for vaccines, a move that ignited fierce criticism. Recent data show kindergarten vaccination rates have slipped more than 3% since 2020, coinciding with a surge...
Editor’s Letter: You Can Support The Revealer’s Work
Editor Brett Krutzsch invites readers to support The Revealer, a NYU‑published religion and media magazine, by offering five practical actions. He highlights a tax‑deductible donation to the Center for Religion and Media, podcast ratings, social sharing, free email subscription, and...