Arts & Culture

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.

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