Theology
The power of covenant and courage
Irving Greenberg aims to reassure Jews and non-Jews alike that the life of the spirit is worth the effort.
Craig Dykstra saw things afresh
The longtime Lilly Endowment vice president’s impact is felt in the hospitable spaces he cultivated, the disciplined reflection he nurtured, and the ripple effects of a life well lived.
Queering is for everyone
“What are we looking for when we’re looking for queer?” asks theologian Lisa Isherwood. “I’m looking for a wider picture of incarnation.”
June 8, Pentecost C John 14:8-17, (25-27)
John’s Gospel is permeated with an encouragement, indeed an insistence, on intimacy.
Notes on (Christian) camp
Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.
Alasdair MacIntyre retains his power to shock
Reading After Virtue as a student was a revelation. As his colleague, I continued to learn from him.
Pulling Calvin out of predestination’s shadow
Rubén Rosario Rodríguez makes a case for the Reformer as a resource for justice and advocacy work.
A theologian without a school of thought
Douglas John Hall was an important thinker who was deeply shaped by the company he kept—and by the labels he resisted.
Is slavery integral to Augustine’s theology?
Toni Alimi and Matthew Elia each make the case that it is. Their books demand a reckoning.
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.
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.
Black Church is my mother tongue
To speak Black Church is to dwell in a world of metaphors about a God who is engaged in the lives of Black people.
The gods present their arguments
David Bentley Hart imagines Eros, Hephaistos, Hermes, and Psyche coming out of retirement to debate contemporary philosophy and science.
Trending topics: Sexual assault and the church
Senior editor Jessica Mesman reviews four new books.
Resurrection, then breakfast
Jesus conquers death so he can come back and enjoy another meal, lingering with his friends for as long as he can.
Doubting Thomases in an age of science
It takes courage to plunge our hands smack-dab into the side of the universe and reach for a God that could be real.