American Soundings

Stanley and friends

There will never be another like Hauerwas. His piety-free personality guarantees that.

Gifts of the table

The Eucharist gives us innumerable gifts, but we may think of its power especially in terms of three.

Christians without church

Like many baptized, praying Christians her age, my daughter is not a regular churchgoer. What difference does it make?

Walter White’s many sins

It’s not clear whether Walt will violently lose his life in the Breaking Bad finale. It is bitter irony and justice that he will lose his family.

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