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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

July 13, Ordinary 15C (Luke 10:25–37)

The question “Who is my neighbor?” has always been countercultural.

Politics

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.

Racism by law

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

The good kind of patriotism

The church is called to be a loving critic, not a national cheerleader.

Cooking when the world is on fire

These days, daily tasks can feel like a distraction.