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Anthony B. Robinson
Anthony B. Robinson is an author of many books on church life and leadership, most recently Useful Wisdom: Letters to Young (and not so young) Ministers. He blogs at anthonybrobinson.com.
The busy church dilemma
Andrew Root cautions pastors that doing more is not the answer.
May 17, 2021
Do we still need institutions?
Yes, says Yuval Levin. But only if they serve a formative function.
April 15, 2021
How can we make our political polarization less destructive?
Ezra Klein suggests structural changes. Darrell West suggests talking to each other.
May 7, 2020
In bondage to guns
Life in America has been changed by gun culture.
October 9, 2019
What makes local communities thrive?
James and Deborah Fallows traveled around the U.S. to find out.
January 14, 2019
Democrats and Republicans both follow liberalism's playbook
Both parties advocate freeing individuals to pursue self-interested goals, argues Patrick Deneen. This has fractured society.
April 12, 2018
Is Trump a deviation from American values or an expression of them?
E. J. Dionne, Norman Ornstein, and Thomas Mann see this presidency as a distortion of the country's character. But what if it's the opposite?
January 22, 2018
Finding joy while fighting injustice
To Mary Clark Moschella, joy is a countercultural phenomenon.
June 28, 2017
Listening with our ears, not our mouths
Twelve-step groups have a rule against crosstalk. It’s a good rule for churches, too.
April 26, 2017
What (some) Trump supporters were thinking—and feeling
A Berkeley academic empathizes with antigovernment Louisianans.
December 6, 2016
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Can Americans get past the past?
Trump isn’t the only one who says things used to be better.
October 11, 2016
What’s your passion? To market themselves, churches need a product
If we're going to adopt business language for the church, we should think less about reaching a certain market and more about the nature of the product.
April 13, 2016

Crux of the matter
Fleming Rutledge's magnum opus is many things: a look at the ways the death of Christ has been interpreted, an argument that the how of his death matters, and a protest against Christianity-light.
September 28, 2015
Luminous at the end: My sister's last 40 days
Modern medicine makes it difficult to die. Often, treatment seems to prolong not living so much as dying. With no earthly hope, Regan was spared all this.
May 26, 2015

Not religious, not spiritual
Publishers see SBNRs as a key market, while preachers either court them or put them down. As for Nancy Ammerman, she isn’t sure SBNRs exist.
January 27, 2015

Leading God’s People, by Christopher A. Beeley
Clergy need reminders about the core purpose of their work. Christopher Beeley draws on the works of early church leaders to deliver one.
July 30, 2013