Books In Review: A history of the Pilgrims that neither idolizes nor demonizes them Historian John Turner tells the story of Plymouth Colony with nuance and care. by Grant Wacker January 14, 2021
Books In Review: Shattering the myth of the first Thanksgiving The Wampanoags shared the gifts of the land. The colonists responded with greed and ingratitude. by Jane McBride November 13, 2020
Books In Review: Journeying with the Lakota people A historical overview of a people’s battles and victories by Tony Jones May 27, 2020
Books Books worth wrestling with We asked writers to tell us about a book that they disagree with—but that they also see as important enough to argue with. May 6, 2020
Books In Review: Learning to face the doctrine of discovery I wish I’d had Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah’s book when I was in college. by Lauren D. Sawyer February 12, 2020
Books In Review: How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood? Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance. by Samuel Wells December 30, 2019
Notes from the Global Church The fraught history of Christians in Algeria What began as a colonial land grab became the ground of martyrdom. by Philip Jenkins March 8, 2019
People Lamin Sanneh, scholar of Christian missions, dies at age 76 Sanneh challenged the idea that Christianity was merely a tool of colonialism. by Celeste Kennel-Shank January 10, 2019
On Media In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón portrays life amid Mexico’s class divides In Cuarón’s film, both love and violence come in waves. by Kathryn Reklis December 21, 2018
Notes from the Global Church The endurance of the Mayan people Mayan culture and rituals have persisted since their days of ancient glory—but not without major upheavals. by Philip Jenkins December 13, 2018
Critical Essay European Christian missionaries and their false sense of progress What does maturity look like? Whiteness is a horrific answer to this question. by Willie James Jennings October 31, 2018
Books In Review: An American childhood in Haiti Apricot Irving writes with love—and hurt—about her father's misplaced desire to be a savior to others. by Elyse Nelson Winger May 8, 2018
Notes from the Global Church Goa, the Rome of the East India's 20 million Catholics don't seem to mind that their faith looks pretty European. by Philip Jenkins August 22, 2017
Books In Review: The genesis of kinship The ancient stories of Genesis bear witness to a created world that is interconnected and has value in God’s eyes. by Ryan T. O’Leary May 1, 2016