Stories of hope amid the climate crisis
In this edited volume, the focus is on actions that have yielded significant results.
An island in the storm
Paul Harding’s evocative novel begins with the 1815 hurricane off the New England coast.
A story of water and faith
Abraham Verghese’s new novel tells an epic tale of a family of Thomas Christians in modern India.
Another look at the 1619 Project
I approached the project’s new anthology with some skepticism. Its contents quickly dispelled my doubts.
Title 42’s disastrous—and illegal—legacy at the southern border
The Biden administration has reversed Trump’s rhetoric around migrants but not all of his policies.
A robot learns to be a child
The central character of Kazuo Ishiguro’s virtuosic 2021 novel is an “Artificial Friend” with a young girl’s body.
The Dominican friars whose library is transforming Islamic studies
How a rare books collection in Cairo expanded into a center for scholarship and interfaith conversation
In Cairo, I sat in on a scriptural reasoning group with Christians and Muslims
Moving beyond amicable consensus to productive discomfort
Beauty from ugliness on the US-Mexico border
Presbyterian border ministry in Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora
Can John Rawls help Christians understand justice?
Two new monographs provide religious entry points into the political philosopher’s thought.
A book on climate change that’s neither preachy nor hopeless
Raised on a farm, scientist Hope Jahren offers clear, concise, and credible explanations.
The faith leaders who helped bring about peace in Uganda
On February 4, the International Criminal Court found Dominic Ongwen, a trusted lieutenant in the Lord’s Resistance Army, guilty of 61 counts of murder, rape, sexual enslavement, and the “forced p...
A guide to religious education during the climate crisis
For Jennifer Ayres, it’s crucial to name our ecological identity and responsibility.
Can we survive the incalculable damage of climate change?
David Wallace-Wells charts a path for life in the wake of global warming.
Bridging the gulf between conservative Christian colleges and the arts
Does immersion in secular music and literature strengthen faith? Does it destroy it?