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Surviving Hillcrest
Letta Cartlidge created a group for missionary kids who’d attended her boarding school in Jos, Nigeria. The stories of abuse poured in.
Who gets to live on the land?
Historian Jo Guldi argues that land occupancy struggles aren’t just about fairness; they’re about humanity’s survival.
My fertility journey with Mary
Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God
How real is Wakanda?
Speculative fiction, at its best, can inspire collaboration by artists and writers and ordinary fans.
What sort of Christian story is viable in our time?
I’m hoping for one that’s lyrical, chastened, hallowed.
Why aren’t people coming back?
A letter to pastors and churchgoers who wonder what happened to the prepandemic church they knew.
Mary brings her whole story (Luke 1:46b-55)
If anyone is expecting a lullaby, they better think again.
The feeling I no longer pray for
One of the reasons I left my childhood faith tradition is that I didn’t feel what I was supposed to feel.
What MeToo hasn’t yet accomplished
Social media movements fade. Survivors of sexual assault and harassment need living communities.
How some churches fail to provide a lifeline
Tiffany Brooks offers much more than just another exvangelical anger manual.
Reading The Waste Land as it turns 100
T. S. Eliot’s epic poem is a masterpiece—but what do we do with its view of classical Western tradition?
Golden Calf and consuming fire
“One day,” says Avivah Zornberg, “I had a flash of insight about Leviticus as a whole.”
Avivah Zornberg finds the plot of Leviticus
The eclectic scholar masterfully uncovers the subterranean threads and tensions that underlie this nonnarrative text.
December 11, Advent 3A (Matthew 11:2-11)
John the Baptist is not sure if Jesus is very Christlike.
Who owns the heavens?
With the space race outsourced to astropreneurs, the final frontier is for sale to the wealthy few.