Arts & Culture
Notes on (Christian) camp
Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.
Knowledge is not enough
Patience, kindness, and love are far more valuable to the formation of our faith communities.
Black Bag’s committed spies
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie, two MI6 agents have the audacity to put their marriage first.
Nzadi Keita’s poems about a “first gen North-born” Black woman
Keita has written a stunning collection about growing up in a working-class Black family in 1960s Philadelphia.
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
Her essays present a Christianity that sits comfortably with mystery, that reaches out to neighbors as well as up toward God.
The flavors of Bethlehem
Fadi Kattan’s cookbook is the story of a city told through its food. It’s also a quiet testament to faith.
The ocean’s infinite game
Novelist Richard Powers has written another love letter to the planet—in this case, the 99 percent of Earth’s biosphere that exists underwater.
Tolkien 2.0
The fantasy writer’s vast theological and philosophical universe is unfolding in the hands of artists, scholars, and game designers.
Beyond the whore, the angel, and the shrew
Gila Fine shows how the Talmud both upholds and subverts classic archetypes for female characters.
Evangelical fantasies in Amish country
I grew up in the Quiverfull movement. In the tourism industry of Shipshewana, Indiana, I see a lot that looks familiar.
Derek Webb’s new album offers songs for LGBTQ solidarity
Survival Songs champions queer lives—and challenges the silence of faith communities.