Features
The imitation of the Spirit
Voltaire’s encounter with the crucified Christ
America’s real sister act
How the West Bank settlements have changed Israel
How shall we render?
The hope-filled worldview of John B. Cobb Jr.
Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president
Voices
Debie Thomas
Progressive Christians should read the Bible
It’s a rich, multivocal library. And we can’t afford to be ignorant of a book that’s being weaponized against vulnerable people.
Alejandra Oliva
The call of a remnant prairie
I’ve seen artists enchanted and haunted by the prairie, their work changed by spending time in the grasses.
Melissa Florer-Bixler
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.
Julian DeShazier
White supremacy shows up in unexpected places
Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
Stephanie Perdew
I still have a voice
After the election, I was worried about people being silenced. So I joined a choir.
Samuel Wells
Forerunners like John
Not everyone who makes a difference in the world gets the credit—or seeks it.
Books
Poems for a difficult life of faith
Like Paul, Spencer Reece has journeyed to see what he would suffer as a servant of Christ.
The story of Richmond’s “cathedral of the Confederacy”
Christopher Graham’s book focuses on the racism of one Virginia congregation. It will challenge all those who cause harm in the name of virtue.
Inside the lives of everyday workers
Mark Larson’s collection of soulful interviews is a worthy successor to Studs Terkel’s 1974 classic Working.
The legacy of “religionization”
Marianne Moyaert provides a helpful but somber history of the ways European Christians have imagined people of other faiths.
The moral cost of rechargeable batteries
In the DRC’s cobalt mines, desperate workers earn a few dollars a day to help power our digital lives.
Some good press for Paul
Biblical scholar Susan Grove Eastman brings the apostle into conversation with today’s world.
Simone Weil’s anti-fascist blueprint
Ros Schwartz’s translation of The Need for Roots makes Weil’s masterpiece feel as urgent today as it was in 1943.
The role of judgment in Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s sophomore novel
Most reviews of Long Island Compromise blame the characters’ misery on their family’s wealth. But the reality of their predicament is far more serious.
Departments
A dish best not served
Politics close to home
