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Evangelical fantasies in Amish country

I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.

Running toward Jesus

Raised Pentecostal, I was wary of Catholicism. Pope Francis gave me the final nudge I needed.

by Brandon Ambrosino

Derek Webb’s new album offers songs for LGBTQ solidarity

Survival Songs champions queer lives—and challenges the silence of faith communities.

by Laura Beth Buchleiter

News

Pope Francis dies at 88

Francis leaves behind a church still divided, but radically transformed.

by Claire Giangravé

Books

Beyond the whore, the angel, and the shrew

Gila Fine shows how the Talmud both upholds and subverts classic archetypes for female characters.

by Beth Kissileff

White supremacy and the Latino vote

Journalist Paola Ramos takes a nuanced look at the world of right-wing Latinos, revealing the logic behind their ideology.

by Tony Tian-Ren Lin

Playing the holy fool

Laurel Mathewson introduces new readers to Teresa of Ávila—and to the famed saint’s trustworthy spirituality.

by Jen Pollock Michel

Police reform in Minneapolis and beyond

Sociologist Michelle Phelps analyzes the racial and political factors in reform efforts both before and after George Floyd’s murder.

by David Latimore

In This Issue

Beyond the whore, the angel, and the shrew

Gila Fine shows how the Talmud both upholds and subverts classic archetypes for female characters.

by Beth Kissileff

Evangelical fantasies in Amish country

I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.

White supremacy and the Latino vote

Journalist Paola Ramos takes a nuanced look at the world of right-wing Latinos, revealing the logic behind their ideology.

by Tony Tian-Ren Lin

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Beyond the whore, the angel, and the shrew

Gila Fine shows how the Talmud both upholds and subverts classic archetypes for female characters.

by Beth Kissileff

News

135 cardinals will elect the next pope. Francis picked 108 of them.

by Jack Jenkins

Running toward Jesus

Raised Pentecostal, I was wary of Catholicism. Pope Francis gave me the final nudge I needed.

by Brandon Ambrosino

Evangelical fantasies in Amish country

I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.

Voices

Peter Choi

Making old things new

Great artists know that the past provides essential ingredients for the future. Jacob Collier exemplifies this. So does Jesus.

Rachel Mann

Have things changed for women since the time of Mary Magdalene?

In a world where we aren’t trusted, Mary’s encounter with the risen Jesus is an act of solidarity.

Illustration of columnist Mellisa Florer-Bixler

Melissa Florer-Bixler

The US media is biased against Palestinians

Compassion compels us to remember people journalists choose to forget.

Kelly Brown Douglas

Pauli Murray’s song of hope

Her contributions to this nation can hardly be overstated. The federal government’s attempt to erase them has theological implications.

Phil Christman

In praise of unruly children in church

Sometimes they’re the only sign of life amid our solemn boringness.

Samuel Wells

The grace of identity

We tend to think of identity as either fixed or chosen. What if it’s bestowed and revealed, relational and dynamic?

Politics

Evangelical fantasies in Amish country

I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.

White supremacy and the Latino vote

Journalist Paola Ramos takes a nuanced look at the world of right-wing Latinos, revealing the logic behind their ideology.

by Tony Tian-Ren Lin

The Trump administration hasn’t attacked religious schools and seminaries—yet

Liberation theologian Ignacio Ellacuría didn’t leave us a blueprint for resistance, but he speaks to times like ours.

by Colton Bernasol