Books
American Decalogue
Jenna Weissman Joselit reveals how the Ten Commandments have shaped U.S. law and identity.
A child’s faith before and after Sandy Hook
Tain Gregory was new to Sandy Hook Elementary School when the mass shooting happened, but the faith that helped him respond had been a long time in the making.
The value of apocalypse
An end-of-the-world scenario, whether scientific or religious, should reorient us—but toward what?
A novel that charts a spiritual transformation
H. K. Bush's tale revolves around the challenges of a Western academic's encounter with the East.
The stubborn love and inflexible mercy of Dorothy Day
More than a memoir, Kate Hennessy's book about her grandmother is a participant biography written from the inside out.
Two old friends have a lively conversation about getting old
Martha Nussbaum and Saul Levmore draw from philosophy, literature, economics, and public policy to ruminate on aging.
The Witness of Preaching after three decades
To teach preaching, I need the witness of Tom Long—and others, too.
The focus and function of The Witness of Preaching
Some of the book's strengths are also its limitations.
Crisis and opportunity in the American Catholic Church
Massimo Faggioli is the most articulate interpreter of U.S. Catholicism today.
The fall and rise of Holy Russia
Since the Soviet collapse, Christianity has flourished. This poses its own challenges.
The cool piety of young Muslim hip-hop fans
John O'Brien brings readers into teenage boys' frustrations and laughter as they struggle to integrate their different worlds.
Gifts of comfort and joy
In these troubling times, we asked some of our favorite writers to tell us about books (and other things) that bring hope and healing.
How a woman sounds in the pulpit
Preaching is an embodied act. Do women perform it differently from men?
Beyond plastic saints
Stories of Christians working in the world offer hope that heals.
Dinosaurs, tigers, and pop ballads
Amid the puzzles of life, there is still pleasure in learning and listening.
Lifting the spirit
I've been inspired this year by Shonda Rhimes, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Paul Angone.
Messengers of hope
This Advent, the people who have spoken most clearly to me are women and people of color: Aisha Hinds, D. L. Mayfield, Eddie Glaude, and Liz Theoharis.
Tales of different lands
Literature and film from England, Hungary, Japan, and Korea
Grace alive among us
Grace is an exchange, says Terra Schwerin Rowe—but not an economic one.
Proclaim the hope but proclaim it slant
Consolation comes to me at unexpected angles.