How Karl Barth preached the gospel in a time of crisis
The headlines spoke of nationalism and war. Barth proclaimed a living God who calls for repentance.
Books
Vincent van Gogh, Still Life With French Novels and Rose, oil on canvas, 1887.
Improvising the music of daily life
Robert Bresson’s films are adventurous, brooding, and deeply religious.
Facing fear with Christ
Our collective panic is hurting us. Can faith help?
A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.
The Till family’s agony
Carolyn Bryant changed her story. Does this change the meaning of Emmett Till’s death?
Refugee, poet, father
Kao Kalia Yang’s memoir of her family’s flight from Laos is devastating and lyrical.
There’s nothing subtle about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Marxist critique of life in postcolonial Kenya.
What have the Romans ever done for us?
The aqueduct. The roads. An enforced peace to allow a young faith to spread.
Willie James Jennings writes about tangible things—bodies, incarceration, healing—with graceful language that’s hard to pin down.
Justification by faith for fragile and broken souls
Ted Peters translates theological concepts into a folksy manual for pastoral care.
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