Jesse Smith

Jesse Smith is an incoming professor of sociology at Benedictine College. His research is focused on the intersection of family, religion, and politics in the modern United States.

REVIEW: The Scientific Study of Religion We Don’t Need

Jesse Smith | March 19, 2025

A study of religion that serves two masters fails in predictable fashion

LONG FORM: (De)constructing the “Christian Menace”

Jesse Smith | February 26, 2025

Surveys are poor tools for detecting religious extremists—and much else

FORUM: Election 2024, Part IV

Susan McWilliams Barndt, Jesse Smith and Daniel K. Williams | November 18, 2024

A time to look back, a time to look forward

Christian Nationalism’s Concept Creep

Jesse Smith | December 12, 2023

Carelessness with political labels weakens democracy

What Rise of Christian Nationalism?

Jesse Smith | August 17, 2023

There’s a deeper reality at play

Christian Nationalism: Stew or Seasoning?

Jesse Smith | March 27, 2023

It’s not simply a question of taste