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How the West Bank settlements have changed Israel
The settler movement has spent decades pushing its views to the mainstream and building its political power.
Simone Weil’s anti-fascist blueprint
Ros Schwartz’s translation of The Need for Roots makes Weil’s masterpiece feel as urgent today as it was in 1943.
Kendrick Lamar is playing a different game
The “great American game” is played to win and to exclude. Lamar’s halftime show made the case for turning our attention to something better.
Nosferatu and the horror of enlightenment
Robert Eggers’s film reminds us that much of what presents itself as common sense is just a contingent arrangement, one form of folklore instead of another.
Did the mainline church pave the way for Christian nationalism?
Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood plumb history to show how the Protestant mainline has intertwined church and state interests.
I still have a voice
After the election, I was worried about people being silenced. So I joined a choir.
Faith-based groups challenge Trump orders in two court cases
More than two dozen religious groups pushed back on President Donald Trump’s actions and executive orders, filing two lawsuits a day apart challenging the president’s attempt to effectively freeze ...
How Yiddish inspired the Philadelphia Eagles' winning play in Super Bowl 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t just beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025, 40-22, they scored their first touchdown using the “tush push,” a play as straightforward as football gets: when ...
The role of judgment in Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s sophomore novel
Most reviews of Long Island Compromise blame the characters’ misery on their family’s wealth. But the reality of their predicament is far more serious.
Politics close to home
What’s the next right thing we can do? It might be getting involved at the state or local level.
February 16, Epiphany 6C (Luke 6:17–26)
I want to be surprised by God, even if that surprise might scare the bejesus out of me.
Two admins at Harvard Divinity School leave, one cites anti-Muslim bias
A program at Harvard Divinity School is the latest casualty of the ongoing tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war, with the departure of two administrators and the cancellation of a class on Isra...
Imagining God’s call (Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 5:1-11)
I wonder what Isaiah is expecting when he raises his hand.
How and what to think
I’m only trying to teach my religion students one of these things. At least that’s what I tell them.
Unlocking the gates of Genesis through poetry
Jessica Jacobs breathes new life into ancient voices.
God’s maternal love
I wonder if what I felt, feared, and learned as a young mother mirrors what God experiences when she tries to feed us.
Refugee advocates rally outside White House amid furloughs, frozen funds
Over the sounds of construction machinery dismantling inauguration-related viewing stands and other structures in front of the White House, faith-based advocates for refugees worked to make their v...
The privilege of ministry
Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.