Books
Poems of witness
Molly McCully Brown recovers the lives of women at an institution notorious for its eugenics program.
Macy Halford’s two worlds
A New Yorker staffer investigates the evangelical book that will not let her go.
A president walks into a Buddhist purgatory
The new George Saunders novel turns a crazy idea into a deeply moving story.
Feasting with favorite writers
The Century asked writers and teachers, Which three authors—living or dead—would you invite over for dinner?
The many colors of betrayal
When does compromise descend into treason or apostasy?
Dostoevsky and Flannery O'Connor help Marcel Proust edit his long sentences
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Anne Lamott, Ernest Hemingway, and a Gospel writer commiserate about revelation and disclosure
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Lincoln, Luther, and the prophet Jeremiah lament our pathos-filled world
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Mary Magdalene is every woman
Marie Howe’s poems present Magdalene in many forms, contemporary and ancient.
Preaching in the promised land
After the Great Migration, some black preachers addressed the issues their white social-gospel counterparts avoided.
Wisdom from Augustine, Calvin, and Bonhoeffer on theological education
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Marcella Althaus-Reid recounts her dreams from the afterlife
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American historians on grit, revolutions, and the topsy-turviness of our era
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A Deuteronomist redactor meets a recorder of Islamic texts
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The line between here and there
Two novels explore what happens when wars persist and borders are permeable.
Gregory Ellison II, Michelle Alexander, and Matthew Desmond share a red vinyl booth
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Take & read: Old Testament
An annotated list of the best new titles
Mother's Day picks
Looking for a gift for a mother in your life? Here are some possibilities.