Arts & Culture
A poetic search for belief
Amy Newman’s new collection is less a theodicy and more an apology, a defense of life in the face of imperfection.
Notes on (Christian) camp
Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.
Knowledge is not enough
Patience, kindness, and love are far more valuable to the formation of our faith communities.
Black Bag’s committed spies
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie, two MI6 agents have the audacity to put their marriage first.
Nzadi Keita’s poems about a “first gen North-born” Black woman
Keita has written a stunning collection about growing up in a working-class Black family in 1960s Philadelphia.
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
Her essays present a Christianity that sits comfortably with mystery, that reaches out to neighbors as well as up toward God.
The flavors of Bethlehem
Fadi Kattan’s cookbook is the story of a city told through its food. It’s also a quiet testament to faith.
The ocean’s infinite game
Novelist Richard Powers has written another love letter to the planet—in this case, the 99 percent of Earth’s biosphere that exists underwater.