"What is religion?" is never an easy question to answer, but imagine trying to offer a clear definition in front of the Supreme Court.

The Pentecostal maven Aimee Semple McPherson, who captured the nation’s attention, gets her close-up in Claire Hoffman’s Sister, Sinner, adapted here for VF.

There are a couple of lessons that can be taken from this. The first, and in my mind and the most obvious, is being kind to ...