Books Why are we so polarized? An ethicist, a pastor, and two podcasters weigh in. by Russell P. Johnson November 9, 2022
Books In Review: The Bible’s imprints on US politics are noticeably masculine Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza wants us to reform our collective subconscious. by Zen Hess June 8, 2022
Books In Review: John Pavlovitz’s bottom line: Faith should be a life of love The popular blogger speaks to the pain of Christians who are disappointed with the failures of the church. by Martin Thielen January 6, 2022
Madang Episode 5: Pastor and activist Al Sharpton, author of Rise Up A conversation with pastor and activist Al Sharpton about the George Floyd trial, Sharpton's upbringing in poverty, his relationship to James Brown, and more by Grace Ji-Sun Kim April 30, 2021
Books In Review: Why did ISIS film its destruction of ancient Assyrian artifacts in the Mosul Museum? Aaron Tugendhaft says all acts of image-breaking are also acts of image-making. by Nathan J. Ristuccia April 21, 2021
Books In Review: Can the religious left be as effective in Washington as it’s been on the streets? Jack Jenkins’s book is informative and persuasive, if not exactly unbiased. by David Gushee September 29, 2020
Books In Review: Michael Cohen’s tell-all about Trump is mostly about himself The moral lessons of his humiliation and imprisonment seem fairly limited. by Elizabeth Palmer September 24, 2020
Books In Review: How can we make our political polarization less destructive? Ezra Klein suggests structural changes. Darrell West suggests talking to each other. by Anthony B. Robinson May 7, 2020
Interview Is there a way beyond hyperpartisanship? “We have remade our nation before and we can do it again.” David Heim interviews Kevin M. Kruse February 6, 2020
Books In Review: In a politically divided church, what’s the preacher to do? The answer, says Leah Schade, is about dialogue as much as any single sermon. by Clint Schnekloth August 23, 2019
Books In Review: What makes local communities thrive? James and Deborah Fallows traveled around the U.S. to find out. by Anthony B. Robinson January 14, 2019
Books In Review: An economist’s call for a politics of global solidarity Daniel Cohen asks: When our culture of growth collapses, what will society look like? by Andrew W. Stevens November 12, 2018
Books In Review: James Comey didn’t write a tell-all. He wrote a handbook. What does ethical leadership look like? by Robin Lovin August 29, 2018
Books In Review: The many perspectives of American evangelicalism A new book of essays shows that evangelicals aren't all the same culturally or politically. So what's holding them together? by David Heim January 26, 2018