''The Revealer: A Review of Religion and Media'' is an online magazine published by the Center for Religion and Media at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

. The ''Revealer'' publishes ten issues per year and features articles that explore religion and its many roles in society, politics, the media, and in people's lives.

History

NYU Journalism professor

Jay Rosen Jay Rosen (born May 5, 1956) is a writer, and a professor of journalism at New York University. Rosen is a contributor to ''De Correspondent'' and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of directors. Biography Rosen has been on ...

developed the idea for the ''Revealer'' as a project for NYU's Center for Religion and Media, one of ten Centers of Excellence initially funded by

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and that Angela Zito and

Faye Ginsburg Faye Ginsburg (born October 28, 1952) is an American anthropologist who has devoted her life to the exploration of different cultures and individuals’ styles of life. Ginsburg has published ethnographies about her fieldwork experiences in the U.S ...

founded in 2003. Jeff Sharlet and Kathryn Joyce created the ''Revealer''s website in 2003. Sharlet served as editor of the publication for five years before becoming a bestselling author with his book '' The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power''. In 2010, Ann Neumann assumed the position of editor, a title she kept until 2013. Kali Handelman was editor from 2013 to 2019, and

Brett Krutzsch Brett Krutzsch (born September 17, 1979) is a scholar of religion at the Center for Religion and Media at New York University, where he serves as Editor of the online magazine the '' Revealer'' and teaches in NYU's Department of Religious Studies. ...

became editor in 2019. The ''Revealer'' features articles from scholars, journalists, and freelance writers that explore how religion shapes, and is shaped by, race, sexuality, gender, politics, history, and culture. The online magazine publishes articles in many forms, including feature essays with original research and on-the-ground reporting, first person narratives, opinion pieces, interviews, photo-essays, and reviews of books, film, and television.

Current Publication

Since 2013, the Revealer has published ten issues a year, with a new issue coming out every month except January and August. Each issue covers a wide range of topics related to religion, with the exception of yearly "special issues" that focus on a single topic. A special issue in 2022 explored "Trans Lives and Religion," and a special issue in 2020 explored "Religion and Sex Abuse." In 2020, the magazine launched the Revealer Podcast. Since then, the Revealer podcast releases eleven episodes a year. In 2021, the Religion News Association named it a finalist for best religion podcast. In 2021, the Religion News Associatio
awarded
the Revealer the award for "Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage," the highest prize for a print or online religion magazine.https://www.rna.org/news/582665/Religion-News-Association-names-winners-of-2021-Awards-for-Religion-Reporting-Excellence.htm

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* American religious websites {{reli-mag-stub

History

Current Publication

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