Books In Review: Does Catholic higher ed have to sell its soul? A truly Catholic university, says James Heft, steers a course between secularization and insularity. by Thomas Albert Howard May 23, 2022
From the Editors The first question about the war in Afghanistan is why we were even there There was never a good way to leave—or stay. September 2, 2021
Books In Review: Meritocracy’s trail of humiliation Michael Sandel considers some alternatives. by Charles Scriven April 26, 2021
Books In Review: Ted Kooser’s poetry of the Great Plains resonates across the world The beloved American poet lifts the everyday into the realm of the transcendent. by James Crews November 12, 2020
Books In Review: A humble God? Matthew Wilcoxen traces the idea from Augustine through Katherine Sonderegger. by J. Scott Jackson June 26, 2020
Critical Essay How Katherine Sonderegger finds delight in a humble God Theology as a love letter to God by Jason Byassee January 7, 2020
First Words Only we can humble ourselves Humility is always a personal act of inner volition. by Peter W. Marty March 25, 2019
Faith Matters It’s easy to mistake humility for humiliation The saints are so big on humility that sometimes the line seems fuzzy. by Stephanie Paulsell December 4, 2018
Faith Matters Poetry for the sake of creation In the face of unprecedented assaults on planet Earth, what good is poetry? by Debra Dean Murphy September 19, 2018
First Words What we know and what I don't All knowledge is communal, but that's easy to forget. by Peter W. Marty May 29, 2018
Books In Review: Poetry that bids us welcome How is it that the poems of a 17th-century aristocrat still resonate with us? by Richard Lischer October 6, 2016
Books In Review: Does humility require doubt? Mark Stenberg takes aim at Christian certainty. I'm not certain that's our problem. by Jason Byassee August 30, 2016
Faith Matters Other people’s faith in you You knew about weakness before you were ordained. Yet something made you get out of the boat and try to walk. by M. Craig Barnes May 18, 2016
First Words Grading our work After sharing laudatory remarks about Nai-Wang Kwok, the YDS dean invited him to respond. I have thought a lot about the three sentences Kwok said before he sat down again. by Peter W. Marty May 12, 2016
Books In Review: Teaching love Honestly facing the conflict of self with self—and choosing words that reveal its particular manifestations in one life—is hard, hard work. by Shirley Hershey Showalter March 29, 2016