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Small creatures
“There’s a frog in our house!” My daughter and I said the words together, but only one of us was excited.
Faith at the expense of freedom
Catholic integralism is not fascism. But the two have often made common cause.
Debating the nature of Jesus
A thoughtful book that includes a lively conversation between New Testament scholars Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird
The poetic space of the liturgy
What if we suspend our disbelief, collapse our ironic distance, and allow ourselves to go in?
The puzzle at the heart of Mormonism
Historian Richard Lyman Bushman investigates his own tradition’s most mysterious miracle.
August 25, Ordinary 21B (Ephesians 6:10–20)
Gird yourself with the T-shirt of righteousness, the backpack of faith, the hoodie of salvation.
Wonder Bread vs. the bread of life (John 6:51-58)
Wonder Bread seems a good analogy for much of popular Christianity.
God cares nothing for our algorithms
Embracing the random can open us up to the agitations of the Holy Spirit.
Kamala Harris’s interfaith identity could help her win the election
Engaging openly with her Christian, Hindu, and Jewish traditions also models a healthy way to build coalitions for social justice.
The gender phantasm
Judith Butler seeks to understand how and why the word gender has taken on such apocalyptic proportions, including among Christians.
The roots of Hebrew Roots
A small but growing movement of Christians believes fervently that Torah observance is for everyone.
The humanity of human smugglers
Anthropologist Jason De León charts the desperation, grief, and friendships of the Central American guías who bring migrants across borders.
August 18, Ordinary 20B (John 6:51–58)
The Greek word sarx could well be translated as “hamburger” rather than “flesh.”