The earnest, hilarious Al Franken
The senator's jokes are still funny, even if Trump has made his satire obsolete.
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Vincent van Gogh, Still Life With French Novels and Rose, oil on canvas, 1887.
From inertia to (small) action
Mai-Anh Le Tran bravely jumps into the space where theory meets practice.
Muslim women’s clothing reveals—and shapes—culture, politics, and piety.
Flannery O'Connor's demonic characters bear witness to Christ
If O'Connor's stories are shocking, that's only because the gospel is, too.
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
Why scientific thinking matters for society
Andrew Shtulman's book isn't just about understanding data. It's about moral concern.
The Bible's place in the American imagination
Scripture shapes culture—but always through what we bring to it.
Tracing the traditions of English church music
Andrew Gant's lively book tells a history of sacred song.
Laurent Binet's latest novel is at once a lecture, a detective story, and an exploration of the limits of fiction.
Marilynne Robinson's vision for democracy
Critics are correct that Robinson doesn't offer an alternative to the Christian Right. But she never claimed to.
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