Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.
Theology
“Looking east can free us a bit from our anxiety or ecclesiastical culture wars or general air of being panicked and overstretched.”
We don’t need to debate the possibility of a reanimated corpse. We need to reimagine our whole understanding of the material world.
For Simone Weil, philosophy was not merely academic
Robert Zaretsky offers a vivid picture of how truth telling made Weil’s life complicated.
My brother’s work paved the way for many LGBTQ Christians.
What does the cross mean for people with disabilities?
David McLachlan proposes a participatory atonement in which God engages creation’s contingency and vulnerability.
During the pandemic, I’ve realized how much I rely on her as a proxy for my faith.
On the path to holiness with Dostoevsky
Paul Contino offers a hope-filled reading of The Brothers Karamazov.
The frightening side of baptism
Peter Leithart argues that the sacrament’s violence is surprisingly good news.
“Dolly Parton says she is singing for everybody. I am trying to translate for everybody.”
Why go to church camp?
Jacob Sorenson has written a wise, informative, and practical study of the benefits of Christian summer camps.
He turned it into love and care for humiliated others.
Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s theology of visibility
When Asian American women are rendered invisible, the whole church is diminished.
Mark Driscoll’s megachurch radicalized White men by weaponizing the White nuclear family.
Rescuing faith from scientific imperialism
Kara Slade’s scathing yet incisive volume abounds with examples of modern hubris.