Biblical violence, Rachel Held Evans’s last book, the white church’s complicity, etc.
Books
Vincent van Gogh, Still Life With French Novels and Rose, oil on canvas, 1887.
How did American racism get to this point?
Joel Goza explores America’s addiction to racism and racialized poverty.
A lapsed Catholic’s unexpected devotion
Searching for the Mary statue from her childhood, Sonja Livingston found much more.
Jia Tolentino’s critique of social media, its grip on us, and the people it makes rich
Our lives are shaped by the information we consume—and we can’t do much about it.
Does Matthew correct Mark’s story? Or complete it?
Matthew D. C. Larsen challenges long-held assumptions about the Gospels.
The line between human and nonhuman
Alice Hoffman’s Holocaust novel collapses the boundaries between reality and fantasy.
Four views of Paul’s letter to the Romans
In Preaching Romans, a range of scholars present their perspectives in complementary ways.
How people deal with pointless suffering
Scott Samuelson considers seven responses to the age-old mystery.
Louise Aronson calls for a health-care system that treats elders better
The medical community takes middle-age adulthood as the norm. What if it didn’t?
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
Two glimpses into Judaism in America
Steven Weisman looks at the development of the Reform movement. Jack Wertheimer focuses on the present and future.
A sneak peek at the CC staff’s Christmas gift list
The deep roots of America’s enchantment with capitalism
Eugene McCarraher explains how money became our object of worship.
Why are rural white Americans willing to prioritize cultural whiteness above all else?
Jonathan Metzl offers useful data and analysis, if not much empathy.
For women in the church, not nearly enough has changed
Kate Bowler explores the world of evangelical Christian women celebrities
