Hanna Rosin
Recent articles by Hanna Rosin
Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
For millions of followers, the prosperity gospel encouraged financial risk in the name of God.
The Case Against Breast-Feeding
It's not nearly as beneficial as the popular literature suggests. Is it worth the cost of a mother's career, sanity, and independence?
A Boy's Life
What would you do if your son wanted to be a girl? Some doctors have a new and troubling answer.
American Murder Mystery
Why is crime rising in so many American cities? The answer implicates one of the most celebrated antipoverty programs of recent decades.
How Hollywood Saved God
It took five years, two screenwriters, and $180 million to turn a best-selling antireligious children’s book into a star-studded epic—just in time for Christmas.
Compass Without Direction
The movie version of Philip Pullman's Golden Compass creates a luminous fantasy world, but loses the book's magnetic force of meaning.
Closing the God Gap
How a pair of Democratic strategists are helping candidates talk about their faith.
Striking a Pose
Fifty years ago, yoga was the province of California communes and fringy New Agers. Now it’s teetering on the brink of overexposure and commodification. So, is it a spiritual antidote to the upscale Western lifestyle, or just the latest manifestation?
The Reverend
Rudolph Giuliani learns to speak “evangelese”—and tests the waters for a presidential bid.
Can Jesus Save Hollywood?
From The Passion of the Christ to The Chronicles of Narnia, the Christian audience is making spirits rise.
Beyond Belief
The real religious divide in the United States isn't between the churched and the unchurched. It's between different kinds of believers.