Books
Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?
How spiritual practices can foster creativity
The most useful essays in this new collection are the ones that tell stories from parish ministry.
A novel for frightening times
Han Kang’s main theme is the dignity and the cowardice that atrocity brings forth from people—often the same person.
The new illuminated manuscript?
When I learned that white evangelical women are drawing and painting all over their Bibles, I was caught between judging and celebrating the phenomenon.
Reading evangelical history with one eye closed
Frances FitzGerald gets the religious right wrong—along with the evangelical tradition generally.
Are open borders the most ethical approach to immigration?
David Miller’s book doesn’t offer policy solutions. It does help us think clearly.
Kierkegaard in translation
The Danish philosopher thought faith had become too easy. This book doesn’t have that problem.
Love and horses
In C.E. Morgan’s world, anything goes as long as it’s couched in the language of the equine.
A transgender child in fiction
Beautifully honest, this novel blurs the line between fiction and reality.
Women who do things
The story of Esther Wheelwright and the communities of women and girls who surrounded her
What makes a family?
We tend to think biology matters, and matters very much—except when we don’t.
When theology fails
After Ruth Everhart was raped, she had to rebuild her beliefs about God’s will.
Good church, bad church
When our evangelism focuses on apologies instead of God’s grace, we're burying the lede.
Oscar Romero's wisdom for today
The Salvadoran archbishop was thoroughly of his own time. But his words speak to us too.
Poet in black?
Johnny Cash was a lot of things. Was he a literary writer?
The grace of real and virtual presence
Theologian Deanna Thompson used to criticize the pervasive technological creep overtaking our lives. Then she was diagnosed with cancer.
Practical wisdom from the business world
Heather Bradley and Miriam Bamberger Grogan offer a hard-working playbook for addressing ministerial overload.
Inventing a voice for Louis Till
John Edgar Wideman counters the official record of Emmett Till’s father with a more empathetic version.
Not your kindergartener’s coloring book
Should I let my child color pictures of Jesus on the cross?