Books
All identities are intersectional
Identity markers are necessary, argues Kwame Anthony Appiah. They're also inadequate.
What created the unnatural disaster in Flint
Mona Hanna-Attisha and Anna Clark explore the crisis from inside and out.
The beauty of doing things by hand
What does it mean to make things, and why does it matter?
How Christian-Jewish intermarriage became normal
Samira Mehta shows how some interfaith families mediate diverse traditions.
Which new books deserve a spot under the Christmas tree?
We asked our contributing editors to each pick two.
A story that puts you in an Amazon warehouse worker’s shoes
Heike Geissler’s account of her time at Amazon is far more than a workplace exposé.
A Pennsylvania family destroyed by fracking
Eliza Griswold tells the story of an industry and the people it hurts.
Our narratives about nation-states
Is an organized state the pinnacle of progress? James Scott doesn’t think so.
What's new this Advent?
Four of the best new resources for individuals, congregations, and families
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Why don’t the Gospels describe Jesus’ appearance?
Joan Taylor's top-notch scholarship reads like a detective thriller.
An economist’s call for a politics of global solidarity
Daniel Cohen asks: When our culture of growth collapses, what will society look like?
Is our democracy doomed to become more and more exclusionary?
Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens offer a discouraging diagnosis—and some specific remedies.
How I got schooled by Franchesca Ramsey’s hilarious memoir
Ramsey shows the high stakes (and common mistakes) of online activism.
Who is genetic analysis for?
There are ethical reasons to think twice before sending off your DNA.
Tolerance and violence in medieval Spain
Brian Catlos offers a nuanced corrective to the competing histories of Islamic rule.
Pope Francis the populist intellectual
The pope doesn't always show off his theological talents. Does that matter?
The value of God-shaped art
T. S. Eliot and the other modernist theologian-poets knew that artists are makers of worlds.
When Christian practice (de)forms us
Do practices make us better people? Lauren Winner isn't so sure.
Christians are hospitable because Jesus is Lord
An evangelical case for pluralism