Macy Halford’s two worlds
A New Yorker staffer investigates the evangelical book that will not let her go.
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Vincent van Gogh, Still Life With French Novels and Rose, oil on canvas, 1887.
When immigrants are demonized, how does the church respond?
What Christians did—and didn’t do—about the Japanese internment.
A president walks into a Buddhist purgatory
The new George Saunders novel turns a crazy idea into a deeply moving story.
The Century asked writers and teachers, Which three authors—living or dead—would you invite over for dinner?
The many colors of betrayal
When does compromise descend into treason or apostasy?
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Mary Magdalene is every woman
Marie Howe’s poems present Magdalene in many forms, contemporary and ancient.
Preaching in the promised land
After the Great Migration, some black preachers addressed the issues their white social-gospel counterparts avoided.
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