Life of Faith
Hartmut Rosa says we’re running faster just to stay in place
The German sociologist’s theory of “resonance” offers an alternative: deceleration.
The kingdom of heaven is like the Brooklyn Public Library
What it has it must freely give away.
Elaine Enns and Ched Myers explore a theology of restorative solidarity
How can a people paralyzed by facing its history move forward?
Judaism for the World is the work of a master
Readers will relish the collected thoughts of Arthur Green, a historian and practitioner at the top of his powers.
The sounds of my mother’s typewriter
Lying in bed and listening, I heard devotion. And creativity. And mystery.
Kate Bowler finds good news in hard truths
No Cure for Being Human offers a model for negotiating suffering with honesty.
Have Steve Jobs and his gadgets made us less human?
It’s possible he created more problems than he solved.
Albert J. Raboteau changed both American religious studies and African American studies
He was among the first to ask, What is religion for a people birthed in the cradle of chattel slavery?
Living and leading from our mortality
“Yearning for life is a part of what it means to be human.”
An evangelical Christian argument for reparations
Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson want to talk about theft.
A psalm of waiting as the pandemic continues
All plans feel like grass withering in the sun these days.
God’s nose
When COVID took my sense of smell, I was drawn to the Bible’s description of God’s.
Elle Dowd’s firsthand account of the Ferguson uprising
A memoir of a White moderate’s repentance
Ways to walk
There’s something sacred in choosing to love the world at the speed of walking.
Sinéad O’Connor knows exactly who she is
Rememberings is the story of a pop star, protest singer, and prophet.
Climate change is a symptom of deeper planetary dysfunction
Five ideas for treating the greater disease
I walked across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge and saw a synagogue
Visiting Temple Mishkan Israel
Jesus the poet
We are invited to bring the rich resources of our senses and imaginations into the realm of faith.