The monsters we fear

Religion and horror often ask us to reflect on the same set of questions.

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Take & Read: American religious history

New books in American religious history

The monsters we fear

Religion and horror often ask us to reflect on the same set of questions.

An unlettered theologian

Nancy Koester’s biography captures the remarkable ministry of Sojourner Truth, who could not read or write.

Episode 32: Robert P. Jones, author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy

A conversation with Robert P. Jones about the Doctrine of Discovery, the 1920 lynching of three Black men, the entitlement behind European chosenness, and more

Politics

R.M.N. is a kaleidoscopic allegory of all of Western civilization

Romanian filmmaker Christian Mungiu takes a hammer to true-to-life events and then puts the pieces back together again.

September 24, Ordinary 25A (Matthew 20:1–16)

Jesus doesn’t seem interested in our warped ways of keeping the ledger of life.

Honoring the mothers of environmental justice

Dollie Burwell and Hazel Johnson have been under-recognized in environmental studies—and relegated to mere footnotes in church history.

A war correspondent’s view of conflict in the US

Luke Mogelson turns his keen powers of observation on the worsening polarization in this country.