Books
The values and moral quandaries of cyber war
Ethicist George Lucas argues that new forms of warfare are "mired in epistemological crisis."
Where are the dead?
Leonard DeLorenzo helps us envision where our loved ones have gone and how we relate to them.
Let there be invisible light
The universe is filled with light that we cannot see.
The emotional wisdom of irrational Christians
Ken Evers-Hood applies behavioral economic theories to Jesus—and the people who follow him.
The role of county prosecutors in mass incarceration
John Pfaff's Locked In adds to what we've learned from Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow.
Paradox at the heart of poetry
The Still Pilgrim—seemingly Angela Alaimo O'Donnell's alter ego—reflects joy and longing.
The art of (Jewish) pastoral counseling
This book taught me about phylacteries. More importantly, it taught me about myself.
Creating a feminist world
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie captures the complexity of gender—and suggests simple ways to negotiate it.
Colonial Americans suffered under a two-tiered justice system. Later they created one.
Since before the revolution, punishment has depended on who’s being punished.
Saul, David, and the morality of power
How shrewdly the drama of mixed motives, mixed loyalties, and mixed feelings unfolds.
What does a prophet look like?
Albert Raboteau profiles seven people who shaped the theology and practice of activism in 20th-century America.
The postapocalyptic strength of the Amish
Who survives when technology fails?
The strange hope of dystopian fiction since The Road
Surviving and communing together are sacred gestures.
Faith for the earth's survival
Environmental sustainability requires a Reformation-scale paradigm shift.
The persecuted Assyrians, then and now
Thousands died, and many sacred places were destroyed—100 years before ISIS.
Voices of American Muslims
Both Amir Hussain and Eboo Patel model interfaith bridge-building in their writing.
A feast of scriptural language
Sarah Ruden writes some of the most sumptuous words about Bible words I’ve ever read.
Discipleship through covenant friendship
Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger write about their experiment in radical faith, one small step at a time.
The binary Christianity of Marcus Borg
Borg knew the way out of authoritarian faith. But did he know the way home?
Lessons from John Dominic Crossan
The kingdom of God is here, and we're called to participate in resurrection.