Features
My church loyalties: Why I am not yet a Catholic
On not choosing sides: The peacemaking challenge in Israel/Palestine
In the place of Jesus: Insights from Origen on prayer
Voices
Philip Jenkins
Imagining Cuba’s future
Cuba possesses the conditions often cited to explain Pentecostal growth: rapid social change, economic turmoil, and excluded ethnic groups.
Carol Zaleski
Art and prayer
At a historical art exhibit, I read that the images on display were intended for private devotion. Would it have been subversive of me to pray?
Books
Bonhoeffer’s loves
Charles Marsh brings readers closer to Dietrich Bonhoeffer than, at the very least, any prior biographer writing in English.
The Childhood of Jesus, by J. M. Coetzee
J. M. Coetzee reportedly wanted readers to discover the title of The Childhood of Jesus after reading it. I thought of this often as I read it.
The Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur’an, by Anton Wessels
Anton Wessels emphasizes points of convergence among the Abrahamic religions, even assimilating their scriptural perspectives into a single story. It's an audacious wager, and not without dangers.
Lord and God
Bart Ehrman's conclusions aren't novel to anyone familiar with historical scholarship on Christology. But those aren't the readers he has in mind.