The sobering lessons of early American Methodism.
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Cooperating with God.
The Birds and the Beguines
Remembering habitually forgotten female saints.
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Making Peace, Making Worlds
Reflecting on the Troubles in Ireland.
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Peaceful obstructionism at an abortion clinic.
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Transform Thyself!
The promises and pitfalls of a new educational mantra.
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A Voice in the Wilderness
Holden Village and the future of progressive Christianity.
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Whispering to a Revolution
Social movements should get their acts together.
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Dreamers of Dreams
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The Comfort of Friends
TThere have been many tributes to Tim Keller since his death last week; I could only add a few words. This from Russell Moore does much to capture the Tim I knew. And I love this from Tish Harrison Warren:In my early 20s, I attended an event where Tim Keller, an...
To Labour is to Love
Dorothy L. Sayers and putting first things first.
Death and Joan Didion
The great writer’s moral incisiveness was equalled only by her love and pity.
Tree and Leaf
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Super Target and the Sublime
On the vitality of atmosphere.
Up Styles, Down Styles
A look at small differences and deep desires on the surface of language.
Archbishop of Banterbury
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Waking Ancient Seeds
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A Bell That Rings True
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Begone About Your Business
PPreston Singletary, Crest Hat (2021). Blown and sand-carved glass. 5½ x 21¾ x 21¾ inches. Photo by Russell Johnson. See a smart and sensitive essay on Singletary’s art by my friend (and former student!) Mischa Willett here.Annie Murphy Paul:Three-dimensional space...
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When satire becomes sentimentality, relationships break down.
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