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Eliza Griswold

Eliza Griswold, a contributing writer covering religion, politics, and the environment, has been writing for The New Yorker since 2003. She has written and translated four books of nonfiction and poetry. She is the author, most recently, of “Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America,” a 2018 Times Notable Book and a Times Critics’ Pick, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, in 2019. Griswold has held fellowships at Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the New America Foundation, among others, and has been awarded various prizes, including the J. Anthony Lukas Prize, a PEN Translation Prize, and the Rome Prize for her poetry. Her second book of poems, “If Men, Then,” was published in 2020. She is currently a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.

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On two teens bound by grief, and the estimated two hundred thousand American children like them.

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The Afghans America Left Behind

The U.S. promised protection to the locals it relied on during the war. When it withdrew, it abandoned thousands to the Taliban.

The Afterlife of Rachel Held Evans

When the beloved Christian thinker died, at thirty-seven, she left behind a legacy of constant spiritual questioning—and an unfinished memoir.

How to Talk About Climate Change Across the Political Divide

Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian, has written a book that lays out strategies for discussing the climate crisis in a divided country.

The Unmaking of Biblical Womanhood

How a nascent movement against complementarianism is confronting Christian patriarchy from within.

The Fight for the Heart of the Southern Baptist Convention

How the Convention’s battle over race reveals an emerging evangelical schism.

A Pennsylvania Lawmaker and the Resurgence of Christian Nationalism

How Doug Mastriano’s rise embodies the spread of a movement centered on the belief that God intended America to be a Christian nation.

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After pressure from families, Pennsylvania has launched studies into whether fracking can be linked to local illnesses.

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Republicans in the state have alleged fraud and attempted to audit ballots. “The long-term goal,” a Democratic legislator told me, was to “falsely delegitimize Joe Biden’s victory.”

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The Count Begins in Pennsylvania: “It’s Going to Be a Wild Ride”

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