Books
The radiance of religious poetry
Two anthologies locate grace in unexpected places.
Pauli Murray’s many identities
The first black female Episcopal priest was also an early proponent of ideas that would develop into black feminism, intersectionality, and more.
Safe spaces in dangerous places
Laura Kipnis, sexual assault, and the question of female agency
Ralph Ellison’s theology made visible
Cooper Harriss aims to rescue Ellison from neglect and misinterpretation—by reading him alongside theologians.
Fall books: Take & read
Joshua Jipp, Philip Jenkins, Grant Wacker, and Mary Clark Moschella recommend the best new books in their fields.
The prism of Mohja Kahf’s poetry
Kahf turns the stories of biblical and Qur'anic women to see their many facets.
St. Francis, holy fool
What the countercultural barefoot preacher means for Christians today
The museum of whose Bible?
The Green family's take on the Good Book is not as neutral as they let on.
Going offline to preserve the precious resource of attention
Yes, it's another year-of narrative. But Esther Emery offers a moving story about the possibility of change.
Ukraine, 1941
In Rachel Seiffert's novel, the characters' fears unite them as they watch and wait.
A book that has transformed my life of faith
For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we asked writers to choose one formative book and tell us about it.
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.
A lineage of black female scholars
Black women's contributions continue to be rendered invisible. Brittney Cooper offers a critical intervention.
Five reasons Hillary Clinton’s new book is worth reading—and three reasons it’s worth critiquing
What Happened matters. Here’s why.
Take & Read: Practical theology
Mary Clark Moschella recommends the best recently published books in her field.
Toni Morrison on the invention of the stranger
Morrison examines how Western authors define their culture by estranging others.
Dying—and living—with breast cancer
Nina Riggs's love of the world shines through her memoir, even as the ground shifts beneath her.
Take & Read: New Testament
Joshua Jipp recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Take & Read: American religious history
Grant Wacker recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.