Screen Time

The costs of rebellion

Andor demonstrates that Star Wars is still one of our most compelling fictional accounts of imperial power—and the various means of resisting it.

by Kathryn Reklis
Features

Katy Perry and the wealthy women of space

Greed has no end, and the end of greed is resistance to every limitation—including the limitation of gravity.
by Liz Charlotte Grant
From the Editors

The desecration of Oak Flat

Idolatry rarely turns out well for people—or for the rest of creation.
Features

Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?

At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.
by McKenzie Watson-Fore
Features

Bishop Budde among the Swedes

In September, Episcopal bishop Mariann Edgar Budde will travel to her mother’s homeland at the invitation of the Stockholm Cathedral.
by Gary G. Yerkey

Books

Encountering art and encountering God

For theologian Judith Wolfe, imagination is a necessary part of how we know the Divine.
by Lauren F. Winner

Life’s mysteries, juxtaposed

Theresa Monteiro’s debut poetry collection delivers a cosmic vision that always bursts through the mundane.
by Peggy Rosenthal

The buried and the unburied

Richard Price’s latest novel follows four characters, each affected by the collapse of a tenement building in East Harlem.
by Joshua B. Grace

Racism by law

Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.
by Jeannine Hill Fletcher

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Screen Time

The costs of rebellion

Andor demonstrates that Star Wars is still one of our most compelling fictional accounts of imperial power—and the various means of resisting it.
by Kathryn Reklis
Sunday’s Coming

Does Jesus understand sisters? (Luke 10:38-42)

Does he really need to add the part about Mary’s choice being better?

by Cathy H. George

Features

Katy Perry and the wealthy women of space

Greed has no end, and the end of greed is resistance to every limitation—including the limitation of gravity.
by Liz Charlotte Grant
From the Editors

The desecration of Oak Flat

Idolatry rarely turns out well for people—or for the rest of creation.

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Illustration of columnist Samuel Wells
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The desecration of Oak Flat

Idolatry rarely turns out well for people—or for the rest of creation.
Features

Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance

The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
by Tim Nafziger
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A new pope’s call to unity

I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I heard.
by Jeannine Marie Pitas
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The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.
by Michael A. Smith

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