Books

Susan Faludi’s memoir reveals the deep complexity of her father’s many identities.

The Century asked professors, writers, and policy makers to tell us about a book they would want to hand to their elected officials to read.

Theologies of entitlement, enslaving, and extinguishing indigenous communities have shaped policy since the 15th century.

I relate to physical sickness more easily than mental illness. So does our culture.

Even in the secular imagination, dying has become a vocation.

Sex is complicated. So is Christian reflection on it.

As we make laws and try to adjudicate justice, we often lose sight of the human faces affected.

Matthew Skinner, Philip Jenkins, Grant Wacker, and Mary Clark Moschella recommend the best new books in their fields.

There’s a place in society for prophetic denunciation. There’s also a place for restraint.

The United States has been engaged for decades in a seemingly endless series of wars and military operations.

Ideas about the ghetto matter. They always have.

Mary Clark Moschella recommends the best recently published books in her field.

We can no longer pretend that the scales of justice in America are fair and balanced.

Can Christians display a life together that’s as compelling as war?

Strongly held differences of opinion in our nation's life require both legal protection and public respect.

Grant Wacker recommends the best recently published books in his field.

Philip Jenkins recommends the best recently published books in his field.

Is it possible for two 12-year-olds to retain their innocence in a place like Auschwitz?

A justice system oriented mainly toward punishing offenders can have tragic consequences.

Matthew L. Skinner recommends the best recently published books in his field.