Benjamin J. Dueholm
Benjamin J. Dueholm is pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Wauconda, Illinois.
The earnest, hilarious Al Franken
The senator's jokes are still funny, even if Trump has made his satire obsolete.
Marilynne Robinson's vision for democracy
Critics are correct that Robinson doesn't offer an alternative to the Christian Right. But she never claimed to.
No president knew the literature and religion of America better—not even Lincoln.
Leonard Cohen's spiritual side had an erotic edge—and an eschatological one.
Understanding an election requires stories. Last night, our stories proved inadequate.
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