A conversation with public theologian and author Lisa Sharon Harper about enslavement and indentured servants, race laws, ubuntu, and more
forgiveness
Seeking justice is critical. Is it enough?
Why be Protestant?
Phillip Cary locates the heart of Protestantism in the gospel promise it reveals.
25 years after the Rwandan genocide, Denise Uwimana tells her story
A memoir about survival and the theological questions it raises
Trying to make amends
In Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, forgiveness is no light matter.
His life had emerged from chaos, but he didn't have a bad word for anyone.
The Danish philosopher thought faith had become too easy. This book doesn’t have that problem.
“In the wrong hands, forgiveness can become a kind of tyranny.”
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: "power."
Twins with a Nazi doctor
Is it possible for two 12-year-olds to retain their innocence in a place like Auschwitz?
Why we need anger
Martha Nussbaum says we don't. She's wrong.
How do we forgive?
What is forgiveness, and is it always possible? Are there times when it is unwise? Is it even feasible when someone refuses to repent? These are some of the questions James Voiss takes up in his astute analysis of forgiveness.
One day, as I considered my routine of pills and naps and exercises, I saw that it is not unlike praying the hours.