Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about biblical texts and their reception
colonialism
A history of the Pilgrims that neither idolizes nor demonizes them
Historian John Turner tells the story of Plymouth Colony with nuance and care.
Shattering the myth of the first Thanksgiving
The Wampanoags shared the gifts of the land. The colonists responded with greed and ingratitude.
Journeying with the Lakota people
A historical overview of a people’s battles and victories
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.
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.
How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood?
Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance.
What began as a colonial land grab became the ground of martyrdom.
Sanneh challenged the idea that Christianity was merely a tool of colonialism.
In Cuarón’s film, both love and violence come in waves.
Mayan culture and rituals have persisted since their days of ancient glory—but not without major upheavals.
What does maturity look like? Whiteness is a horrific answer to this question.
An American childhood in Haiti
Apricot Irving writes with love—and hurt—about her father's misplaced desire to be a savior to others.
India's 20 million Catholics don't seem to mind that their faith looks pretty European.