Books In Review: Lyz Lenz’s midrash on pregnancy and motherhood Lenz blends storytelling and critique to explore the role of myths in defining women’s bodies. by Kristel Clayville October 9, 2020
Books Take & Read: Practical theology Five books that introduce new voices to the conversation by Mary Clark Moschella October 7, 2020
Living by the Word November 1, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12) Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world by Layton E. Williams October 6, 2020
From the Editor/Publisher Loving your neighbor starts with the people on your block My five-year-old parishioner spent the summer going door to door. by Peter W. Marty October 5, 2020
Faith Matters I don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus I experience God through the embodied community of faith—and I miss it. by Debie Thomas October 2, 2020
Reflection When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us. by Deborah Wilhelm September 29, 2020
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
Readers Write Movement: Essays by readers We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “movement.” September 28, 2020
Screen Time I May Destroy You takes us on a quest for wholeness As Arabella struggles to remember the night she was assaulted, other memories emerge as well. by Kathryn Reklis September 25, 2020
From the Editor/Publisher Why didn’t the police show any empathy for Daniel Prude? Jesus, too, encountered a naked man living with mental torment. He responded quite differently. by Peter W. Marty September 18, 2020
Books In Review: When your partner loses faith After Stina Kielsmeier-Cook’s husband became a none, she reached out to some neighborhood nuns. by Elizabeth Felicetti September 17, 2020
Faith Matters Reenvisioning safety at a Black Youth Project 100 rally Who keeps us safe? the crowd cried out. We keep us safe! by Isaac S. Villegas September 3, 2020
Features Getting to the Old City of Jerusalem—by cable car? The proposed project may be good for tourism, but it brings dangers. by Mordechai Beck September 2, 2020
Books In Review: Prominent evangelical scholars are, once again, disavowing Trump They’re brave to do so. Do they go far enough? by Greg Carey August 27, 2020
Books In Review: I wish Francis Su had been my third-grade math teacher Su’s book is about math and human flourishing. It’s also about how to be a teacher. by David J. Wood August 26, 2020