Books
Kierkegaard and his gifts for the church
Stephen Backhouse’s accessible biography reveals a man who worked hard to conceal himself.
Imagining our way out of systems of disgrace
Simone Drake’s book helps readers grow in understanding of a deeply marginalized group: black men.
Realities in the doctor's office
Anesthesiologist Ronald W. Dworkin reminds me that going to the doctor isn’t the same as sharing a cocktail with a friend.
A novel at the edge of faith
It’s rare to encounter a female protagonist in theological fiction.
Who is the Benedict Option for?
Rod Dreher calls on Christians to form deeper, more distinct communities. This should sound familiar to liberals.
Pedagogy of the embodied
Mark Jordan shows us Aquinas—and God—in the flesh.
The hero of Trevor Noah’s story
If you think the Daily Show host is funny, you should meet his mother.
Tales of fierce women
Telling stories of resistance is itself an act of resistance.
Questions in Genesis
A book of essays asks, is the Bible literature? How is a blessing like an oath? And what if Eve was just hungry?
A cure for liberalism?
John Milbank & Adrian Pabst consider Western society’s many problems and offer a prescription: virtue.
Poems of witness
Molly McCully Brown recovers the lives of women at an institution notorious for its eugenics program.
Macy Halford’s two worlds
A New Yorker staffer investigates the evangelical book that will not let her go.
A president walks into a Buddhist purgatory
The new George Saunders novel turns a crazy idea into a deeply moving story.
Feasting with favorite writers
The Century asked writers and teachers, Which three authors—living or dead—would you invite over for dinner?
The many colors of betrayal
When does compromise descend into treason or apostasy?
Dostoevsky and Flannery O'Connor help Marcel Proust edit his long sentences
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Anne Lamott, Ernest Hemingway, and a Gospel writer commiserate about revelation and disclosure
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Lincoln, Luther, and the prophet Jeremiah lament our pathos-filled world
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Mary Magdalene is every woman
Marie Howe’s poems present Magdalene in many forms, contemporary and ancient.