Books

The history of Palestinian Christian interpretation of the Old Testament reminds us of the nuanced, fragile nature of life in that region.

Microscopes reveal countless worlds inside the world, from cells to tiny structures within cells diligently performing mysterious tasks.

U.S. immigration policy has long used the imposition of trauma and the dynamics of fear as weapons.

Emptiness can alternatively mean too little or too much. It is sometimes unclear where emptiness is distinct from excess.

The history and struggles of the Nigerian movement known as Boko Haram are more complicated than they first appear.

Do pollsters create what they purport to study? Wuthnow examines the power and limits of polls and surveys on American religion.

We wish something would prove beyond doubt that Someone obliged us large-brained, bipedal primates with a breath of consciousness.

What humankind needs is a love that sticks around, a love that stays put, a love that hangs on. That’s what the cross is.

Are science and religion enemies or friends? Neither, says Peter Harrison—but they're both forms of virtue.

In American history, some lives have mattered; others have not. That difference fundamentally has been a racial one.

Cultivating character is the lifelong work of evaluating and choosing between various virtues. It's difficult, and it’s our calling.

Whether we're dying or living with grief, there are faithful ways to do so. Marilyn Chandler McEntyre points us in the right direction.

Religious polarization among activists and voters exists, in ever-increasing quantity. The question is, why?

Dante speaks to the uncertainties of every generation, to those who have awakened lost in an impenetrable darkness.