Books In Review: Did Christianity destroy classical pagan culture? Catherine Nixey is right: the early Christians were violently destructive. So were the Romans, the Persians, and the plagues that swept across the ancient world. by Philip Jenkins April 19, 2018
First Person Spiritual detours Sometimes prayer takes us where we don't intend to go. by Tom Montgomery Fate March 14, 2018
Feature The force of silence: Uneasy holiness in the Sinai desert People assume that silence and peace can be simply harnessed together, silence as Xanax for the soul. But that's not how deserts work. by Sara Maitland April 1, 2016
Editor's Post Monastic community on a trial basis Must we lose monastic communities before we realize how profound their presence is in our lives? by Debra Bendis March 29, 2012