Books
Working through collective sin
Susan Neiman considers how Americans might learn from Germany.
Examining whiteness through “reparative writing”
Jess Row asks what happens when alienation turns to rage.
How wealth and unjust tax policy erode democracy
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman distill a complex topic into manageable takeaways.
Shaping a place where people can become more like Christ
Scot McKnight looks to Paul to define the pastoral task.
When liturgy embraces difference
Rebecca Spurrier’s study of a “disabled church” and its lessons for all Christians
How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood?
Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance.
What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
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How did American racism get to this point?
Joel Goza explores America’s addiction to racism and racialized poverty.
A lapsed Catholic’s unexpected devotion
Searching for the Mary statue from her childhood, Sonja Livingston found much more.
Jia Tolentino’s critique of social media, its grip on us, and the people it makes rich
Our lives are shaped by the information we consume—and we can’t do much about it.
Does Matthew correct Mark’s story? Or complete it?
Matthew D. C. Larsen challenges long-held assumptions about the Gospels.
The line between human and nonhuman
Alice Hoffman’s Holocaust novel collapses the boundaries between reality and fantasy.
Four views of Paul’s letter to the Romans
In Preaching Romans, a range of scholars present their perspectives in complementary ways.
How people deal with pointless suffering
Scott Samuelson considers seven responses to the age-old mystery.
Louise Aronson calls for a health-care system that treats elders better
The medical community takes middle-age adulthood as the norm. What if it didn’t?
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
Two glimpses into Judaism in America
Steven Weisman looks at the development of the Reform movement. Jack Wertheimer focuses on the present and future.
Books we’re giving
A sneak peek at the CC staff’s Christmas gift list
The deep roots of America’s enchantment with capitalism
Eugene McCarraher explains how money became our object of worship.