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Seeing Dante with Botticelli’s eyes
Joseph Luzzi tells the rich, entertaining story of the Renaissance artist’s renderings of a quintessentially medieval text.
Eyes of the heart
Mike has been blind since birth. He sees life more vividly than most of us.
A theology of ghosts
My sister talks to our dead mother. I am happy they both stand in the presence of love.
Grace without conquest
Art historian Matthew Milliner has written a groundbreaking history of a beloved icon’s role in imperial Christianity’s collapse.
October 15, 28A (Psalm 106:1–6, 19–23)
Where is the psalmist’s own voice in this communal confession and appeal?
The Psalm 19 test (Psalm 19)
How do we wade through the vast morass of different teachings and beliefs about the God of the Bible?
Marjorie Maddox’s capacious poetry
She can (and will) do anything with this English language she so clearly loves.
Can dead things live again?
When the widow in Luke 7 sees her son revived, she isn’t thinking about biology.
Inside America’s teaching crisis
Journalist Alexandra Robbins profiles three public school teachers for a year—and gets a glimpse into why they’re so exhausted.
Taking aim at market fundamentalism
Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway tell the story of US economic history in a way that obscures as much as it reveals.
Horror movie mom
When I watch a mother slay a monster and hustle her kids to safety, it never fails to satisfy.
October 8, Ordinary 27A (Exodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20)
In an uncertain, murky time, God gives the people a gift: ten laws.
Resisting as a way of life
For Kaitlin Curtice, resistance is no mere buzzword—it’s a mighty calling.
Of the same mind? (Philippians 2:1-13)
Are there healthy, non-authoritarian ways to approach Paul’s call to like-mindedness?
Liberation theology’s public witness
Raúl Zegarra’s history is deeply researched, clearly written, and unparalleled in its attention to theory.