Does Catholic higher ed have to sell its soul?
A truly Catholic university, says James Heft, steers a course between secularization and insularity.
Books
Vincent van Gogh, Still Life With French Novels and Rose, oil on canvas, 1887.
Dethroning the canonical Paul
Cavan Concannon believes that the apostle’s writings belong in the latrine.
Is it possible to tell the complete history of libraries?
Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen try in their impressive but Eurocentric volume.
An ode to Daniel Berrigan
Bill Wylie-Kellerman’s patchwork of poetry, prophecy, and prose reads like a modern Gospel.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book crosses boundaries
It doesn’t matter what genre Translating Myself and Others is. What matters is that it is irresistibly immersive.
What do Reinhold Niebuhr's blind spots tell us about our own?
How do we cope with intractable loss?
When Frank Bruni suffered permanent vision damage, he embarked on a philosophical quest.
Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about the women of Hebrew scripture
Take & Read: Ethics
Four new books that are shaping conversations about ethics
Take & Read: Theology
Five new books that address today’s theological challenges
Rowan Williams weaves theological reflection and poetry into drama
Shakeshafte and Other Plays explores the messiness of language and meaning.
What is the church’s true crisis of decline?
It’s probably not what you think.
We need to stop talking about “good” and “bad” neighborhoods
Both Sheryll Cashin and Yelena Bailey investigate the scandalous inequalities between city neighborhoods.
Reading Art Spiegelman’s Holocaust graphic novel with Christian eyes
Ofelia Ortega does theology to empower women
And she does it in an unmistakable Caribbean accent that embraces, hugs, kisses, dances, cries, and rumbles out laughter.
